A Yankee Princess

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A Yankee Princess
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Directed by David Smith
Written by Bessie Love (scenario)
Based on "The Yankee Princess" (story)
by Bernard McConville[1]
Starring Bessie Love
Cinematography Clyde De Vinna[2]
Production
company
Distributed by Vitagraph Company of America
Release dates
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  • April 21, 1919 (1919-04-21) (U.S.)
Running time
 5 reels; 4,646 feet[3]
Country United States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

A Yankee Princess is a 1919 American silent comedy-drama film produced and distributed by the Vitagraph Company of America. It was directed by David Smith and stars Bessie Love, who also wrote the screenplay. It is a lost film.[4][5]

Plot

Poor inventor Michael O'Reilly (Pearce) is an immigrant from Ireland living in the United States. When he suddenly comes into money, he sends his daughter Patsy (Love) is sent to an exclusive boarding school. The snobby students shun her until she claims to be an Irish princess, and they then demand to see her coat of arms. To meet this need, her father buys the family heirlooms of the destitute Irish Windbourne estate.

Lord Windbourne (Wetherby) himself appears and becomes engaged to Patsy, with the intention of reclaiming his treasures and her fortune. When she learns his true character, she breaks the engagement, but Windbourne threatens to reveal the O'Reillys' deception.

Handsome young Irishman Larry Burke (Gordon) appears with proof that he is the real Lord Windbourne. He proposes to Patsy, who accepts.[3][6][7][8]

Cast

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Reception

The film received generally positive reviews, although the story was deemed predictable.[6][8][9][10][11][12] It was commercially successful.[9][12] The photography was highly praised,[6] as was the acting,[3] in particular that of Bessie Love.[13][14][15]

References

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