Shoes
1916
· Movie
· 50 min
C
MEANRANK
67/100
Every rating
A young department store clerk supports her entire impoverished family on her meager wages. Her one pair of shoes is worn completely through, but she cannot afford a replacement. The film details her daily struggle against poverty and exhaustion, and the moral dilemma she faces when presented with an immoral way to obtain the money for new shoes.
Details
- Director
- Lois Weber
- Writers
- Lois Weber, Stella Wynne Herron
- Released
- 26 June 1916
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 50 min
- Rated
- NR
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