A Poor Relation

A Poor Relation (1921)

Comedy

Slaving to perfect an invention, Noah Vale tries to keep two orphans--Rip and Patch--and himself by peddling books and is helped by Scallops, a girl who occasionally brings them food. He appeals to Fay, a wealthy relative, for help in marketing his invention and arouses the interest of Fay's pretty daughter. Sterrett, Fay's partner, steals the model but returns it when he discovers it to be worthless. Johnny Smith, Fay's secretary, is fired when he proposes to the boss's daughter; and visiting Vale's attic, he is comforted by his epigrams. Johnny takes them to a newspaper editor, and they are so successful that both Smith and Vale are hired. Vale decides to give up inventing for writing, and Johnny marries Miss Fay despite her father's opposition.

Director: Clarence G. Badger

Casts

	Will Rogers as Noah Vale
	Sylvia Breamer as Miss Fay
	Wallace MacDonald as Johnny Smith
	Sidney Ainsworth as Sterrett
	George B. Williams as Mr. Fay
	Molly Malone as Scallops
	Robert DeVilbiss as Rip
	Jeanette Trebaol as Patch
	Walter Perry as O'Halley

Crew