Blu-ray
Shoes
Call Number
- BLU-RAY DRAMA (CEN)
Edition
Blu-ray version.
Languages
Silent film with English intertitles.
Performers
Mary MacLaren, Harry Griffith, Jessie Arnold, William Mong, Lina Basquette.
Publication Information
[Harrington Park, NJ] : Milestone Film & Video, [2018]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (52 minutes) : sound, black and white (tinted) ; 4 3/4 in.
Audience
Not rated.
Summary
Eva Meyer's meager wages from her job at a five-and-dime store are the sole financial support for three younger sisters, a struggling mother, and a father who prefers beer and penny dreadfuls to work. When there is barely enough to cover the grocer's bill, Eva is forced to patch the holes in the soles of her shoes with cardboard. But with each rainy day and every splinter, her plight becomes more painful, and finally intolerable. With no solution in sight, Eva is forced to consider other options.
Notes
Based on the short story by Stella Wynne Herron.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1916, with an added musical accompaniment produced in 2016.
Restoration by EYE Filmmuseum (Annike Kross and Robert Byrne) and Milestone.
Bonus features: Shelley Stamp commentary track ; Unshod maiden (1932 spoof of Shoes) ; Richard Koszarski audio interview with Mary MacLaren (1971) ; EYE Filmmuseum's before-and-after video and original Dutch intro to Shoes. Container lists a bonus feature that is not on disc: 1911 short film, The price.