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directed by George Irving and starring

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and

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. It is an adaptation of the 1912 novel ''

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'' by the British writer

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.Goble p.300

Cast

as Jenny Pearl *

as Zachary Trewehella *

as Fred Pearl * Julia Stuart as Mrs. Raeburn * Harry Danes as Charles Raeburn * Laura McClure as May Raeburn * Jessie Lewis as Irene Dale * Alec B. Francis as Jerry Vergoe *

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as Maurice Avery * Stanhope Wheatcroft as Fuzz Castleton * Fred Radcliffe as Joe Cunningham * Robert Kegerreis as Jack Danby

References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

External links

* 1916 films 1916 drama films 1910s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films Films directed by George Irving American black-and-white films World Film Company films Films shot in Fort Lee, New Jersey Films based on British novels 1910s American films {{1910s-drama-film-stub