A Sister of Six (1916 film)
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Sidney Franklin
| A Sister of Six | |
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 Publicity still | |
| Directed by | Chester M. Franklin Sidney Franklin |
| Written by | Bernard McConville |
| Produced by | Fine Arts Film Company |
| Starring | Bessie Love |
| Cinematography | David Abel |
| Distributed by | Triangle Film Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 5 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
A Sister of Six is a 1916 American silent Western film produced by the Fine Arts Film Company and distributed by Triangle Film Corporation. The film was directed by brothers Chester M. and Sidney Franklin.[1][2] It was Bessie Love's first starring role.[3]
The film is considered lost, with only a fragment surviving.[4]
The hacienda set was built on the Lasky Ranch.[5]
Rehearsals for the film commenced on August 4, 1916.[5]
Plot
In 1860, Prudence (Love) and her six siblings are orphaned when their father is killed by bandits. Prudence becomes a surrogate mother to them, and moves the family from Southern California to New England to live with an old sailor uncle. When they learn that gold was discovered on their land in California, they return to reclaim it, fighting the bandits who have taken over their property.[3][6][7][8]
Cast
- Ben Lewis as Amos Winthrop
- Bessie Love as Prudence
- Georgie Stone as Jonathan
- Violet Radcliffe as Eli
- Carmen De Rue as Priscilla
- Francis Carpenter as Benjamin
- Beulah Burns as Abigail
- Lloyd Perl as Allan
- Ralph Lewis as Caleb Winthrop
- Frank Bennett as Joaquin Sepulveda
- Allan Sears as Don Francisco Garcia
- Charles Gorman as John Longstreet
- Charles Stephens as Diego
- Alberta Lee as Miss Ruth
