The Child of Destiny (1916)
Alita, a child who has been left in the care of Mr. and Mrs. Putnam in a desolate swamp country, reaches the age when she is to be prepared for the world, and the Putnams send word to Judge Gates, her guardian, to come for her. Her life has been spent in the swamps with a half-witted boy, "Weird Willie," and many animals and birds of that country, as her only playmates. Judge Gates receives the letter at his bachelor apartment, which he shares with a younger friend and companion, Bob Stange. Through the accidental dropping of a marriage license the Judge discovers that Bob is about to become a benedict, despite the fact that they had a compact never to marry, on the theory that all women are deceitful.
Director: William Nigh
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Irene Fenwick as Alita |
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Ganna Walska as Constance |
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Robert Elliott as Bob Stange |
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Roy Applegate as Judge Gates |
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Roy Clair as Weird Willie |
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William Yearance as Professor Jaeger |
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Martin Faust as Oswald, His Son |
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William B. Davidson as Calvin Baker |
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R.A. Bresee as Putnam |
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Elizabeth Le Roy as Mrs. Putnam |
| Directing | William Nigh | Director |
| Writing | William Nigh | Writer |
| Writing | Harry O. Hoyt | Writer |
| Crew | Arthur A. Cadwell | Cinematography |
