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  • Watch Online / Through a Glass Window (1922)



    Desc: Through a Glass Window: Directed by Maurice Campbell. With May McAvoy, Fanny Midgley, Burwell Hamrick, Raymond McKee. Mrs. Martin lives in New York's East Side with her son, Dan, who sells papers, and her daughter, Jenny, who works in a local doughnut shop. During the summer, Mrs. Martin becomes ill, and a trip away from the city is recommended; unable to finance such an undertaking, Jenny converts the backyard into a blooming garden, and in the outdoor activity thus provided her mother recovers. During the winter, Dan suffers from the cold, and when Pete drops a $5 bill in the shop, Jenny uses it to buy him a coat; Pete later threatens her with arrest, and she promises to return the money, which Dan obtains by robbing another store. Brother Dan is caught and sent to a reformatory; when Mrs. Martin goes blind, Jenny tells her that Dan has obtained a job in South America. Meanwhile, Jenny opens a rival doughnut shop, which is a success; and after her brother's return, she accepts the proposal of Tomasso, her suitor.