''Susie Snowflake'' is a

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American silent film released by

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on June 25, 1916. The picture was directed by James Kirkwood, Sr. and filmed by cinematographer Ned Van Buren. ''Susie Snowflake'' was written and adapted for the screen by

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and introduced to American filmgoers, actress Ann Pennington.

Reception

''The Moving Picture World'', 1916 ''Susie Snowflake'' at the Broadway.

Ann Pennington, the celebrated little
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star, made her motion picture debut in the Famous Players production, ''Susie Snowflake,'' at the Broadway theater. There is something irresistibly appealing about "Susie," and Miss Pennington has caught the charm of the little dancer who scandalizes her maiden aunts and sets a whole town agog when she brings her Broadway ideals into the community. But there is a lot of real character and unswerving loyality in "Susie," as she proves when she is put to the test. The usual weekly news, colored scenics, educational studies, short comedies and cartoons round out the bill.

''Ladies Home Companion'', 1916

''Susie Snowflake'', Famous Players Paramount, 5 reels: When Ann Pennington, as little Susie the dancer, brought up on the stage, arrives in a small town to live with her spinster aunts, something is bound to happen. It does happen in an amusing way.

''Forest Leaves'', 1916

Monday and Tuesday the diminutive star of musical comedy, Ann Pennington, makes her debut before the camera in the Paramount masterpiece “Susie Snowflake." When Miss Pennington appeared in “The Red Widow” the success was instantaneous and her popularity has gained constantly since. The story of “Susie Snowflake" alternates between Broadway, New York, with its hilarity and gay night life, and the quiet and peaceful surroundings of the “little old home town." The piece is full of excitement, dramatic passages, romance and humor.

''Photoplay Magazine,'' 1916

Ann Pennington, in "Susie Snowflake." Here is a bright little star so far without an appropriate picture play. "Susie" was dreadful.Photoplay Magazine, June 1916; pg. 124; Free Google Books

Cast

* Ann Pennington... Susie *

Leo Delaney Leo Delaney (1879 or 1885–1920) was an American stage and silent film actor. He was born in Vermont and died in New York City, a victim of pneumonia. A popular early film actor, he began in 1907 with the Vitagraph Company in New York and spent ...

... David * William Courtleigh, Jr. ... Roy *

William J. Butler William J. Butler (1860 – 27 January 1927) was an Irish silent film actor. He appeared in more than 260 films between 1908 and 1917. An Irish immigrant to the United States, moved his family from Ohio to Hollywood, California in 1908. ...

... Amos *

Marcia Harris Marcia Harris (born Lena Hill, February 14, 1868 – June 18, 1947) was an American actress. She appeared in 48 films between 1915 and 1932. She was born in Providence, Rhode Island, and as an amateur acted primarily in male lead roles wi ...

... Martha *Billie Wilson ... Phoebe Source IMDb.com

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