The Big Sister (1916)
A powerful drama which thrillingly illustrates how the other half lives
50 min
A daughter of the slums has a little brother and makes a brave attempt to earn enough for both herself and Jimmy after her father is sent to jail on a fake charge trumped-up by "Nifty" Mendez, who is very anxious to get her in his toils. Betty escapes from the city and Nifty. On the road Jimmy is struck by Rodney Channing's motor. The injury is not serious but Jimmy must remain in Channing's home for some time. During the visit, love grows up between Channing and Betty, who is now of course very happy. But a newspaper announcement and the author send Nifty again into her life and simultaneously with his entrance comes the exit of happiness.
- Date de sortie
- 7 septembre 1916
- Pays d'origine
- États-Unis
Distribution
- Mae Murray dans le rôle de Betty Norton
- Matty Roubert dans le rôle de Jimmy Norton
- Harry C. Browne dans le rôle de Rodney Channing
- Ida Darling dans le rôle de Mrs. Spaulding
- Armand Cortes dans le rôle de Nifty Mendez
- Tammany Young dans le rôle de Joe Kelly
- Florence Flinn dans le rôle de Edith
- Joseph Gleason dans le rôle de Robert Colton
- J. Albert Hall dans le rôle de Norton
Équipe technique
- John B. O'Brien · Réalisateur
- William Hurlbut · Scénariste
- Harvey F. Thew · Scénariste
- Adolph Zukor · Producteur
- Larry Williams · Directeur de la photographie