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UNITED STATES · 1919
Poor Relations
Synopsis
Dorothy Perkins, the eldest daughter of a simple, wholesome country family, leaves for the big city to study architecture. After winning a competition, she is a success, and meets Monty Rhodes, the son of aristocratic parents. Despite his parents' objections, Monty and Dorothy marry, but Mrs. Rhodes continually humiliates Dorothy for her lack of breeding. When she finally succeeds in driving the h
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class conflict · social prejudice · ambition and success · family disapproval · marriage and relationship strain
