The Beggar Maid

The Beggar Maid (1921)

The painter Burne-Jones and his famed painting "The Beggar Maid" are depicted in this speculative drama about the creation of the painting. Burne-Jones plays matchmaker for a young British nobleman who has fallen in love with a servant girl on his estate. The artist shows that love can thrive between members of different classes by depicting on canvas a picture from Tennyson's poem about the love of King Cophetua for a beggar maid. As he relates the story of the poem in words and through his painting, the young earl sees the application to his own situation.

Date of release
1921-09-25
TMDB
7.2 / 10 (2)
Runtime
30m
Genres
Drama
Director
Herbert Blaché

Casting

Interesting facts

The Beggar Maid is a 1921 American silent drama film based on the 1842 Tennyson poem of "The King and the Beggar-maid" and the 1884 painting of the scene by Sir Edward Burne-Jones. The feature was directed by Herbert Blaché and stars Reginald Denny and Mary Astor. A print of this film exists.

Background

The poem by Tennyson and the painting by Burne-Jones which were the inspiration for the film:

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