The Little Orphan

The Little Orphan

🎞️ Movie --
1917

When bachelor friends David Clark, Dick Porter and Jerry Mathers agree to adopt Belgian war orphans, David unexpectedly finds himself the guardian of a little girl, Rene Lescere. After David is pursued by Mrs. Hardwick, a divorcee, Rene is determined to find him a more suitable wife and introduces him to Emmeline Warren. David and Emmeline are engaged, but the engagement is broken after Emmeline meets Jerry, her old beau, and their romance is rekindled. David, sad but resigned, sends Rene to boarding school and retires to his hunting lodge with Dick Porter. Later, Emmeline and Jerry, now married, visit the lodge and suggest that Rene accompany them on a trip abroad. At the moment of parting between Rene and her guardian, both realize that they love each other and Rene becomes David's wife.

Cast

Ella Hall
Ella Hall
Rene Lescere
Jack Conway
Jack Conway
David Clark
Gertrude Astor
Gertrude Astor
Emmeline Warren
Gretchen Lederer
Gretchen Lederer
Mrs. Billy Hardwick
Dick La Reno
Dick La Reno
Dick Porter
George Webb
George Webb
Jerry Mathers
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George Hupp
Henri Pelour
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Chandler House
Jean Bourget, as a child
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Ernest Shields
Jean Bourget
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Margaret Whistler
Fannie Harrison
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Edward A. Kull
Cinematographer