The Rise of Jennie Cushing
Cast & Crew
Maurice Tourneur
Elsie Ferguson
Elliott Dexter
Fania Marinoff
Frank Goldsmith
Sallie Delatore
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Jennie Cushing, an offspring of the gutter, must fight and claw for her existence. During one of her street battles, Jennie is hauled into court and remanded to a reformatory until she reaches eighteen. Upon her release, Jennie goes to the city and studies hairdressing, finally emerging as a full-fledged lady's maid. While attending her mistress, who is having her portrait painted by noted artist Donelson Meigs, Jennie falls in love with the painter. He asks her to marry him, but Jennie, fearing her reputation could ruin his career, refuses. Instead, she agrees to live with Meigs, but when her past is brought to light, she runs away. Meigs spends two years searching for Jennie, and when he finally finds her, again asks for her hand in marriage. After at first refusing, Jennie reconsiders and all ends happily with the reunion of the two lovers.
Director
Maurice Tourneur
Cast
Elsie Ferguson
Elliott Dexter
Fania Marinoff
Frank Goldsmith
Sallie Delatore
Mae Bates
Edith Mcalpin
Isabel Vernon
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Notes
Although no production company was listed for this film, it was made under the auspices of Famous Players-Lasky Corp., which at the time had a controlling interest in Artcraft Pictures Corp., the distributor and financial backer of the film.
