Before the Civil War, George Harris, a Yankee schoolteacher, takes charge of a southern country school. He is attracted by Nellie Gardner, his prettiest pupil, but his attentions are resented by her big brother Phil, also a pupil. They quarrel and a fight ensues, in which the teacher gets the better of Phil. Nellie will not forgive Harris for striking her brother.
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Robert Gaillard as George Harris - the Fighting Schoolmaster
Edith Storey as Nellie Gardner
James Morrison as Phil Gardner - Nellie's Brother
United States 16 October 1911
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