A Sister of Six
About A Sister of Six
In 1860, bandits kill Prudence's father. She, played by Bessie Love, takes her six younger siblings from Southern California to a sailor uncle in New England. When they hear that gold has been found on the ranch, they go back and fight the bandits who have taken the land.
Cast & crew
More about A Sister of Six
Chester M. Franklin and Sidney Franklin directed. Fine Arts produced and Triangle distributed. David Abel photographed it. The hacienda set was built on the Lasky Ranch. Rehearsals started on 4 August 1916. It was Love's first starring role. On release it played with a Mack Sennett Keystone comedy. Reviews praised the children and Love, and noted that she was not yet a box-office name.
Themes
Reviews
Trade reviews on release were generally favorable, especially for the child actors and for Love, with the reservation that she did not yet draw a crowd on her name.
Look
David Abel shot the film, including the hacienda built on the Lasky Ranch.
Preservation
Considered lost. A fragment survives.
Notes
- The plot count is Prudence plus six siblings, seven children in all.
- Only a fragment is known to survive. Stills are at the Cinémathèque française, including a dance scene and men on horseback.
Scenes
- The father is killed over the gold.
- The children come back from New England to take the ranch from the bandits.
