Neptune's Naughty Daughter Explained

Neptune's Naughty Daughter
Producer:	Abe Stern, Julius Stern
Studio:	L-KO Kompany

Neptune's Naughty Daughter should not be confused with Neptune's Daughter (1914 film).

Neptune's Naughty Daughter is a 1917 American silent comedy film directed by John G. Blystone and starring Alice Howell and Robert McKenzie.

Plot

Alice (Howell) is the daughter of a fisherman. Joe, a sailor, loves Alice and takes her to the cabaret. There a sea captain meets her and is smitten.

Later, Alice and Bob are married. The captain, however, is still obsessed with Alice and kidnaps her onto his ship. Joe pursues the ship and rescues Alice.^[1]

Cast

• Alice Howell
• Robert McKenzie
• Eva McKenzie
• Joe Moore
• Fatty Voss
• Ida Mae McKenzie

Preservation Status

In 2014, a print of Neptune's Naughty Daughter was among the films discovered in the collection of the EYE Film Institute Netherlands, Amsterdam.^{[2] [3]}

Reception

Moving Picture World wrote: "Miss Howell will go under water to get laughs." "[She] has demonstrated her fearless daring in performing stunts as hazardous and difficult as any man has ever undertaken... She knows how to get laughs out of every situation where a laugh may possibly be planted."^[4]

External links

• Alice Howell: Her Patchwork Comic Legacy

Notes and References

1. Web site: Neptune's Naughty Daughter . Library of Congress . October 27, 2024.
2. News: Silent film trove from the early 1900s surfaces . October 27, 2024 . The Columbian . April 12, 2014.
3. Web site: EYE Project: Films Slated for Preservation in 2014 . National Film Preservation Foundation . October 27, 2024.
4. Alice Howell in New Comedies . Moving Prcture World . May 19, 1917 . 32 . 7 . 1135 . October 27, 2024.