Sloth


1917

Film Details

Release Date
Feb 19, 1917
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
McClure Pictures, Inc.
Distribution Company
Triangle Distributing Corp.; Superpictures, Inc.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on a short story by Florence Morse Kingsley in The Ladies World (publication date undetermined)

Synopsis

When Adam Moore's regiment is called up during World War I, his fiancée, Eve Leslie, is very upset and displays an unpatriotic spirit. To change her mind, her guardian asks her to read some stories about patriotic American women of the past. After being inspired by the dramatized stories of Margaret Brent, Sally Wells and Molly Pitcher, Eve's patriotism is aroused and she decides to join the Red Cross. She then goes to the front and helps wounded American soldiers.

Film Details

Release Date
Feb 19, 1917
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
McClure Pictures, Inc.
Distribution Company
Triangle Distributing Corp.; Superpictures, Inc.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on a short story by Florence Morse Kingsley in The Ladies World (publication date undetermined)

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Sloth was the fourth in the Seven Deadly Sins series produced by McClure. It was filmed at the Edison studios in New York. Sloth was re-issued in a two reel version in 1918 as were all of the others of the series. All of the films were based on stories published in The Ladies World.