Little Miss Optimist (1917)
Mazie-Rosie Carden, a waif who pays her board by selling papers on the street, saves the life of starving musician Deal Hendrie by giving him her cherished "lucky dime." Meanwhile, her brother Ben, employed as a weigh-master by the West Coal Company, has been discharged on a trumped-up accusation by the company's manager, Samuel Winter, of falsifying weights.
Director:
Robert Thornby
Writer:
Gardner Hunting
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Vivian Martin as Mazie-Rosie Carden |
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Tom Moore as Deal Hendrie |
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Charles West as Ben Carden |
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Ernest Joy as John West |
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Charles K. Gerrard as Samuel Winter |
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Helen Bray as Belle Laurie |
| Directing | Robert Thornby | Director |
| Writing | Gardner Hunting | Screenplay |
| Camera | James Van Trees | Director of Photography |