The Little Orphan
Drama
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...
Director
Jack Conway
Writers
H.O. Davis, Bess Meredyth, Elliott J. Clawson
Stars
Ella Hall, Jack Conway, Gertrude Astor
Release Date
June 18, 1917
Language
None, English
Country
United States
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🎭 Top Cast
Ella Hall
as Rene Lescere
Jack Conway
as David Clark
Gertrude Astor
as Emmeline Warren
Gretchen Lederer
as Mrs. Billy Hardwick
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Dick La Reno
as Dick Porter
George Webb
as Jerry Mathers
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George Hupp
as Henri Pelour
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Chandler House
as Jean Bourget, as a child
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Ernest Shields
as Jean Bourget
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Margaret Whistler
as Fannie Harrison
🎬 Technical Specs
Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA
Production
Universal Film Manufacturing Company
🏷️ Keywords
adoptionwar victimorphan
🎯 Categories
Drama
💡 Did You Know?
Reels 2, 4 and 5 of this five-reel film survive in the Library of Congress.
📖 Synopsis
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...