Olaf—An Atom (1913)
Broken by grief after his mother's death, Olaf becomes a wanderer. He is treated cruelly until he is given a meal by a woman at the homestead where she lives with her husband and baby. Olaf is able to return her kindness when he overhears a plot to rob the settlers of their home. He alerts the couple and delays the would-be thieves long enough for the husband to file a claim on his land. Olaf is injured by the claim jumpers but he recovers, alone and forgotten by those he has helped. He then moves aimlessly along.
Director: Anthony O'Sullivan
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Harry Carey as Olaf, an Atom |
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Kate Bruce as Olaf's Mother |
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Charles Hill Mailes as A Parent |
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Claire McDowell as A Parent |
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Donald Crisp as The Beggar |
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Frank Evans as The Blacksmith |
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John T. Dillon as The Claim Jumper |
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Thomas Jefferson as The Doctor (unconfirmed) |
| Camera | Billy Bitzer | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Anthony O'Sullivan | Director |
| Writing | William E. Wing | Writer |
