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Alas and Alack

Alas and Alack

1915Short⏱️ 13m
ShortDramaRomance
5.3
IMDB Rating
107 votes

A fishwife tells her young daughter a fairy story about a princess imprisoned by a hunchback in a seashell, a story that parallels her own life.

Director
Joseph De Grasse
Writers
N/A
Stars
Cleo Madison, Arthur Shirley, Mary Kearnen
Release Date
October 10, 1915
Language
None, English
Country
United States
💬 4
Reviews
📽️ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

Cleo Madison
Cleo Madison
as The Fisherwife and Fishermaid
Arthur Shirley
Arthur Shirley
as The Man of Wealth and the Prince
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Mary Kearnen
as The Fisher Babe
Lon Chaney
Lon Chaney
as The Fisherman and Hunchback Fate
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Margaret Whistler
as The Wife of Wealth

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Production
Rex Motion Picture Company

🏷️ Keywords

fishwifefairyseashellhunchbackyachtsman

🎯 Categories

DramaRomanceShort

⭐ Featured Review

Might Have Beens
by boblipton2022-07-02
6/10

"Cleo Madison is watching her daughter when a wealthy yachtsman puts his tender ashore She tells a tale to the child of a princess who loved a prince, but a witch drove the prince away and imprisoned the princess in a seashell. That is why you can hear crying when you put your ear to the shell. The yachtsman overhears the story, and gets a few of the daisies that brighten her shack. He then returns to his yacht and his fat, uncaring wife, to dream of what might have been. Meanwhile, Miss Madison' husband, Lon Chaney, returns with the day's catch and more nets to mend. Today it seems ..."

📖 Synopsis

A fishwife tells her young daughter a fairy story about a princess imprisoned by a hunchback in a seashell, a story that parallels her own life.