A growing source of silent era film information. This listing is from The Progressive Silent Film List by Carl Bennett. Copyright © 1999-2025 by Carl Bennett and the Silent Era Company. All Rights Reserved.

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Rich Girl, Poor Girl
(1921) United States of America
B&W : Five reels / 4675 feet
Directed by Harry B. Harris

Cast: Gladys Walton [Nora McShane; and Beatrice Vanderfleet], Gordon McGregor [Terry McShane], Harold Austin [Reginald], Antrim Short [Muggsy], Joe Neary [‘Spider’], Wadsworth Harris [Vanderfleet], Charles W. Herzinger [Boggs]

The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated, production; distributed by The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated [Universal Special Attraction]. / Scenario by A.P. Yonger, from a screen story by J.G. Hawks. Cinematography by Earl M. Ellis. Presented by Carl Laemmle. / © 14 January 1921 by The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated [LP16029]. Released 24 January 1921. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Drama: Society.

Survival status: The film is presumed lost.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 2 November 2011.

References: Hirschhorn-Universal p. 37 : ClasIm-223 p. 58 : Website-AFI.