The Dawn of a Tomorrow (1915)
A young girl who lives in the slums of London, is in love with a thief. She persuades him to give up his life of crime. Meanwhile, an eccentric millionaire, who has been diagnosed with an incurable dementia, becomes so despondent, he decides to commit suicide. He disguises himself as a vagrant, and wanders into the slums. As he tries to find the courage to kill himself, he is encountered by the young girl. She rationalizes him out of the cowardly act. Her genuine sweetness and strong faith, effects him to such an extent, he begins to believe a recovery is possible. Now the girl's sweetheart has been falsely accused of murder and only the millionaire's licentious nephew can give him an alibi.
Director:
James Kirkwood
Writer:
Eve Unsell
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Mary Pickford as Glad |
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David Powell as Dandy |
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Forrest Robinson as Sir Oliver Holt |
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Robert Cain as Holt's Nephew |
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Margaret Seddon as Polly |
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Blanche Craig as Bet |
| Directing | James Kirkwood | Director |
| Writing | Eve Unsell | Screenplay |
| Writing | Frances Hodgson Burnett | Novel |
