''Fultah Fisher's Boarding House'' is a 1922 American silent film short and the first film directed by

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. Based on a poem by

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, the film is about a prostitute living at a boarding house who provokes a fight that leads to the death of a sailor.

Plot

Fultah Fisher runs a boarding house catering to seamen passing through the port. A local girl known as Anne of Austria has had many lovers amongst the sailors, and is currently linked to Salem Hardieker, a tough Bostonian. When Anne is drawn to a new potential lover, Hans, he rejects her, knowing she's Salem's girl.

Cast

* Mildred Owens as Anne of Austria * Ethan Allen as Salem Hardieker * Olaf Skavlan as Hans the Dane

Production

Frank Capra, on his first attempt at making a film, managed to write, cast, direct and edit the film all on his own. The film was shot in

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* * * * 1922 films 1922 comedy-drama films 1920s English-language films American silent short films American black-and-white films Films directed by Frank Capra 1922 directorial debut films 1920s American films Silent American comedy-drama films {{silent-comedy-drama-film-stub