7.3The Beggar Maid · 1921
The Beggar Maid (1921) is a Drama film directed by Herbert Blaché, starring Reginald Denny, Mary Astor.
Drama
7.3Overview
The painter Burne-Jones and his famed painting "The Beggar Maid" are depicted in this speculative drama about the creation of the painting. Burne-Jones plays matchmaker for a young British nobleman who has fallen in love with a servant girl on his estate. The artist shows that love can thrive between members of different classes by depicting on canvas a picture from Tennyson's poem about the love of King Cophetua for a beggar maid. As he relates the story of the poem in words and through his painting, the young earl sees the application to his own situation.
Cast
Reginald Denny, Mary Astor
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What is "The Beggar Maid" about?
The painter Burne-Jones and his famed painting "The Beggar Maid" are depicted in this speculative drama about the creation of the painting. Burne-Jones plays matchmaker for a young British nobleman who has fallen in love with a servant girl on his estate. The artist shows that love can thrive between members of different classes by depicting on canvas a picture from Tennyson's poem about the love of King Cophetua for a beggar maid. As he relates the story of the poem in words and through his painting, the young earl sees the application to his own situation.
When was "The Beggar Maid" released?
The Beggar Maid was released in 1921.
Who stars in "The Beggar Maid"?
The cast includes Reginald Denny, Mary Astor.
