''The Little Samaritan'' is a 1917 American silent

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directed by

Joseph Levering Joseph Levering (1874–1943) was an American actor, screenwriter and film director.Pitts p.82 He was married to the actress Marian Swayne. Selected filmography Director * ''The Little American'' (1917) * ''Little Miss Fortune'' (1917) * ''The ...

and starring

Marian Swayne Marian Swayne (July 9, 1891 - August 21, 1973) was an American stage and film actress. Biography Swayne began her career with the Solax Studios in 1911 under the tutelage of Alice Guy-Blaché. In 1917, J. Arthur Nelson, president of Dominion F ...

Carl Gerard Carl Gerard (born Carl Gerhard Petersen; 28 September 1885 – 6 January 1966), sometimes credited as Carl Gerrard, was a Danish-American actor known for playing supporting roles. Biography Gerard spent much of his career in Los Angeles and ...

and Lucile Dorrington.Wollstein p.122

Cast

as Lindy Gray *

as Reverend * Sam Robinson as Noah * Lucile Dorrington

References

Bibliography

* Hans J. Wollstein. ''Strangers in Hollywood: the History of Scandinavian Actors in American Films from 1910 to World War II''. Scarecrow Press, 1994.

External links

* 1917 films 1917 drama films 1910s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films American black-and-white films Films directed by Joseph Levering 1910s American films {{silent-film-stub