Charity Castle (1917)
Charity and her young brother are taken in by Merlin Durand, the son of a penurious millionaire, when their mother, a poor cleaning woman, dies. Charity is a strong believer in the world of fairy tales, and calls Merlin "The Prince". Merlin's cheapskate father cuts off his allowance until he gets a job and earns a salary, then leaves home for a "water cure". His servants immediately take a vacation, leaving the house empty, so Charity and Merlin hide there until Merlin can find a job. Charity begins to call the mansion "Charity Castle". They soon wind up involved with a strange cast of characters, including a burglar and an unemployed Shakespearean actor.
Director: Lloyd Ingraham
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Mary Miles Minter as Charity |
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Clifford Callis as The Prince |
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Allan Forrest as Merlin Durand |
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Eugenie Forde as Zelma Verona |
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Henry A. Barrows as Simon Durand |
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Ashton Dearholt as Elmer Trent |
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Robert Klein as Graves |
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Spottiswoode Aitken as Lucius Garrett |
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George Ahearn as Bill Turner |
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J. Gordon Russell as Sam Smith |
| Directing | Lloyd Ingraham | Director |
| Writing | Doty Hobart | Writer |