The Corner Grocer
Drama
Kindhearted Charles Wendel, who has built his pushcart grocery business into a prosperous enterprise, adopts little eight-year-old Mary Brian after her mother dies in poverty. The little girl becomes the angel of the house, belove...
Director
George Cowl
Writers
Lawrence McCloskey, Adolf Philipp
Stars
Lew Fields, Madge Evans, Lillian Cook
Release Date
October 1, 1917
Language
None, English
Country
United States
🎭 Top Cast
Lew Fields
as Charles Wendel
Madge Evans
as Mary Brian, age 8
Lillian Cook
as Mary Brian, age 18
Nick Long Jr.
as Ralph Wendel, age 10
William Sherwood
as Ralph Wendel, age 20
👤
Justine Cutting
as Lena Wendel
👤
George Cowl
as Oscar Leaming
👤
Pinna Nesbit
as Stella
Vivia Ogden
as Old Maid
Stanhope Wheatcroft
as William
🎬 Technical Specs
Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Production
Peerless Productions, World Film
🏷️ Keywords
based on play
🎯 Categories
Drama
💡 Did You Know?
The Corner Grocer (1917) is a lost silent film.
📖 Synopsis
Kindhearted Charles Wendel, who has built his pushcart grocery business into a prosperous enterprise, adopts little eight-year-old Mary Brian after her mother dies in poverty. The little girl becomes the angel of the house, belove...