The Ballad of Fisher's Boarding House

Fultah Fisher's Boarding House is a silent film short and was the first film directed by Frank Capra. It was based on a poem by Rudyard Kipling. Fultah Fisher runs a boarding house catering to seamen passing through the port. A local girl known as Anne of Austria has had many lovers amongst the sailors, and is currently linked to Salem Hardieker, a tough Bostonian. When Anne is drawn to a new potential lover, Hans, he rejects her, knowing she's Salem's girl. Frank Capra, on his first attempt at making a film, managed to write, cast, direct and edit the film all on his own. The film was shot in San Francisco.