''Simple Sis'' is a 1927 American silent comedy-melodrama directed by Herman C. Raymaker and starring

Louise Fazenda Louise Fazenda (June 17, 1895 – April 17, 1962) was an American film actress, appearing chiefly in silent comedy films. Early life Fazenda was born in her maternal grandparents' house in Lafayette, Indiana, the daughter of merchandise bro ...

as a poor, plain laundress hoping for romance, supported by Clyde Cook as a shy suitor and

Myrna Loy Myrna Loy (born Myrna Adele Williams; August 2, 1905 – December 14, 1993) was an American film, television and stage actress. Trained as a dancer, Loy devoted herself fully to an acting career following a few minor roles in silent films. ...

as a cruel beauty. No copies of ''Simple Sis'' are known to exist; it is presumed

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Plot

Sis, a laundress, is neither beautiful nor clever, but she still wishes to attract a boyfriend. When attractive Edith Van inadvertently hides her love-letter in the wrong pocket, Sis finds it and, thinking it is for her, goes to meet the lover. The mistake is soon exposed and Edith ridicules Sis. Sis meets truck driver Jerry when he rescues her from a purse-snatcher. Because of his extreme shyness, she thinks he has no interest in her. After taking in the orphaned Buddy, Sis loses her job. Although she saves Buddy from a fire, welfare workers remove him from her care. In the end, Sis, Jerry, and Buddy are united as a family.

Cast

as Sis * Clyde Cook as Jerry O'Grady *

as Edith Van *

William Demarest Carl William Demarest (February 27, 1892 – December 27, 1983) was an American character actor, known especially for his roles in screwball comedies by Preston Sturges and for playing Uncle Charley in the sitcom '' My Three Sons'' Demarest, ...

as Oscar * Billy Kent Schaefer as Buddy * Cathleen Calhoun as Mrs. Brown, Buddy's Mother

Release

''Simple Sis'' was released June 11, 1927, the second of four Warner Bros. feature films released that month. ''

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'' summed up the production as "colorless" and "of negligible entertainment or box office value". The reviewer for ''

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'' called it "hokum" and thought it came across as depressing rather than comedic. In the brief ''

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'' review, audiences were warned of boredom and Fazenda was deemed "worthy of better stories".

Box office

According to Warner Bros records, the film earned $136,000 domestically and $49,000 foreign.

References

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External links

* {{IMDb title, 0018407
Still from ''Simple Sis''
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