Poppy (1917 film) explained

Poppy
Director:	Edward José
Producer:	Joseph M. Schenck
Based On:
Cinematography:	Benjamin Struckman
Studio:	Norma Talmadge Film Corporation
Distributor:	Selznick Pictures
Runtime:	8 reels
Country:	United States
Language:	Silent (English intertitles)

Poppy is a 1917 American silent adventure drama film directed by Edward José and starring Norma Talmadge, Eugene O'Brien, and Frederick Perry.^[1]

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,^[2] Poppy Destin, ill-treated from birth, runs away and falls into the hands of a wealthy man who adores her. Fearless lest he lose her, he marries her without her knowledge. Complications arise which make her life even more bitter, but finally the man releases her from the marriage, making it possible for Poppy to marry the man she loves.

Preservation

The film is presumed to be lost, with the Library of Congress having a two-reel condensation of the second half of the film.^{[3] [4] [5]}

Notes and References

1. https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/18270 The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893-1993: Poppy
2. Tried and Proven Pictures: Poppy . Exhibitors Trade Review . 42 . Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation . 12 April 1924 . New York . 7 November 2022.
3. http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/P/Poppy1917.html Progressive Silent Film List: Poppy
4. https://web.stanford.edu/~gdegroat/NT/oldreviews/poppy.htm The Norma Talmadge Website by Greta DeGroat; Stanford University
5. http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.2120/default.html The Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Poppy