To-Day is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Ralph Ince, who is also credited as the film's writer, and starring Florence Reed. A story about prostitution, this film is based on a 1913 stage play Today by George Broadhurst and Abraham S. Schomer and starred Emily Stevens which ran for an astounding 280 performances in eight months' time. Actors Gus Weinburg and Alice Gale are the only actors in the film that appeared in the play. It is considered to be a lost film.
It was remade as the early sound picture Today (1930) by Majestic Pictures starring Conrad Nagel and Catherine Dale Owen.
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Cast
Florence Reed - Lily Morton
Frank Mills - Fred Morton (*this Frank R. Mills 1867/?1870-1921)
Gus Weinberg - Henry Morton
Alice Gale - Emma Morton
Leonore Harris - Marion Garland (billed as Lenore Harris)
Harry Lambart - Richard Hewlett (billed as Captain Harry Lambert)
Kate Lester - Mrs. Farington
Reception
Like many American films of the time, To-Day was subject to cuts by city and state film censorship boards. The Chicago Board of Censors refused to issue a permit as the film features the downfall of a woman through her infidelity and leading an immoral life.