The Adventures of Billy (1911)
Little Billy, the bootblack, finding luck against him, decides to move to some other town. To do this he must walk, as he hasn’t the wherewithal for a railroad ticket. While trudging through the country, he falls into the hands of a couple of sinister-looking tramps, and they at once, by threats, force him to beg for them. A day or so later, the tramps hold up an old man, and while procuring his money throw him down with such force as to unintentionally kill him. Panic-stricken at their awful deed, they feel that the boy’s knowledge of the affair will prove disastrous for them, and so they decide to get rid of him. Through the sagacity of a dog the boy is saved and the tramps are captured.
Director: D.W. Griffith
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Edna Foster as Billy |
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Donald Crisp as First Tramp |
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Joseph Graybill as Second Tramp |
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Dell Henderson as Rich Man |
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Claire McDowell as Rich Woman |
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D.W. Griffith as On Bench |
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Kate Bruce as The Maid |
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Frank Evans as The Farmer |
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W. Chrystie Miller as Robbery Victim |
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Grace Henderson as Woman on Porch |
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Harry Hyde as On Lawn |
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Charles Hill Mailes as Farmhand / Rescuer |
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Marie Newton as Young Girl |
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Alfred Paget as Farmhand / Rescuer |
| Directing | D.W. Griffith | Director |
| Writing | James Carroll | Writer |
| Crew | Billy Bitzer | Cinematography |
