Film Details

A hit in NYC but banned in Pennsylvania, this inflammatory “social problem” film by the prolific and proficient Lois Weber (see 9/8 at 5:00 pm) addresses the still timely issues of birth control and abortion (and touches, uncomfortably, on eugenics). A district attorney butts heads with an abortionist after the D.A.’s brother-in-law impregnates a family servant. The film was added to the National Film Registry in 1993. Preceded at 5:00 by Mabel Normand’s 23-min. comedy (co-starring Charlie Chaplin) Caught in a Cabaret (USA, 1914). Cleveland revival premieres. Both silent with music track. DCP. Total 88 min.