The Beggar Maid

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

September 25, 1921

Original language

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

Triart Picture Company

Cast

Reginald Denny,Mary Astor

Director

Herbert Blaché

Writer

Reginald Denny,Arthur Maude

Cinematography

Legaren à Hiller

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0011956