
It Happened to Adele
1917, English. Directed by Van Dyke Brooke.
Adele has grown up in a tenement, but she longs for greater things. She gets her chance at the stage when her mother runs into an old friend, Blanche. Blanche has been working steadily in the theater, and she helps Adele get work. The young girl finds romance with Vincent Harvey, an aspiring composer. One day Adele suffers an accidental fall out of a window.
- Runtime
- 0h 50m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- English
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- Released
- 5 July 1917
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Agnes Christine Johnston
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It Happened to Adele runs 50 minutes (0h 50m).
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It Happened to Adele isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 5 July 1917. (Checked 8 November 2026.)
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Who directed It Happened to Adele?
It Happened to Adele (1917) was directed by Van Dyke Brooke and stars Gladys Leslie, Carey L. Hastings, Peggy Burke.