The Trouble Buster (1917)
A Story of Love, Pluck and Thrills of City Streets and Romance In a "Big Town."
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Soon after arriving in the U.S., Romanian immigrant Franz Libelt dies, leaving his daughter Michelna an orphan. The girl is befriended by newsboy Blackie Moyle, who invites her to share his home, which is a large piano box in a vacant lot. After he teaches her to be a "newsie," she cuts her hair, dresses as a boy, and changes her name to Mike. When Blackie is blinded while protecting her from a thief, Mike is forced to find a way to support them both
- Release date
- October 8, 1917
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Vivian Martin as Michelna Libelt
- James Neill as Franz Libelt
- Paul Willis as 'Blackie' Moyle
- Charles West as Tip Morgan
- Louise Harris as Mrs. Camden
- Mary Mersch as Ruth Camden
- Vera Lewis as Mrs. Westfall
Crew
- Frank Reicher · Director
- Tom Forman · Writer
- Gardner Hunting · Writer
- Julia Crawford Ivers · Producer
- James Van Trees · Cinematographer