UNITED STATES · 1916
The Courtin’ of Calliope Clew
Classical Hollywood
westward expansion
coming of age
father-daughter relationship
journey
new beginnings
Synopsis
Dr. Charles Matthews, professor of philosophy in a small New England college, is dismissed, and though heartbroken he and his daughter, Prudence, start in a prairie schooner for the west. At St. Jo, which in 1850 was the outfitting point for the great west, they meet Calliope, so named because of the vast carrying quality of his lungs. He accompanies them on their journey. On the way west, it fall
Films with Similar Energy
More from Frank Borzage
United States
7th Heaven
Television work—all for NBC-Television Screen Director’s Playhouse
Television work—all for NBC-Television Screen Director’s Playhouse
Hervé Dumont, Frank Borzage: Sarastro en Hollywood , Festival Inernacional de Cine de San Sebastian Filmoteca España/I.C.A.A./Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte
Hervé Dumont, Frank Borzage: Sarastro en Hollywood , Festival Inernacional de Cine de San Sebastian Filmoteca España/I.C.A.A./Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte
Films with Similar Themes
westward expansion · coming of age · father-daughter relationship · journey · new beginnings
More Films with Similar Energy
Deeper matches by cinematic fingerprint