To-Day

Not to be confused with Today (disambiguation).
To-Day
Directed by Ralph Ince
Produced by Harry Rapf
?Pathé Exchange
Written by Ralph Ince (scenario)
Based on play by George Broadhurst and Abraham S. Schomer
Starring Florence Reed
Cinematography Andre Barlatier - (French Wikipedia)
Distributed by Pioneer Film Corporation
Release dates
 June 1917
Running time
 5 reels
Country United States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

To-Day is a 1917 silent film drama directed by Ralph Ince and starring Florence Reed. A story about prostitution, this film is based on a 1913 stage play,Today, by George Broadhurst and Abraham S. Schomer and starred Emily Stevens which ran for an astounding 280 performances in eight months time. Actors Gus Weinburg and Alice Gale are the only actors in the film that appeared in the play. It is considered to be a lost film.[1][2][3]

It was remade as the early sound picture Today (1930) by Majestic Pictures starring Conrad Nagel and Catherine Dale Owen.[4]

Cast

Reception

Like many American films of the time, To-Day was subject to cuts by city and state film censorship boards. The Chicago Board of Censors refused to issue a permit as the film features the downfall of a woman through her infidelity and leading an immoral life.[5]

References

  1. ↑ AFI Catalog of Feature Films: 1911-20 by The American Film Institute, c. 1988
  2. ↑ The Broadway League. "Today - IBDB: The official source for Broadway Information". ibdb.com.
  3. ↑ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: To-Day
  4. ↑ "Today (1930)". IMDb. 1 November 1930.
  5. ↑ "Official Cut-Outs by the Chicago Board of Censors". Exhibitors Herald (New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company) 5 (9): 33. 25 August 1917.

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