An old German toymaker, Hans Greyburg, living in a little flat on the east side of New York, while engaged one day making and dressing dolls, is visited by Dot Avery, the little girl from the flat above. He is fond of children and makes friends with her and gives her an old doll.
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Charles Kent as Hans Greyburg - the Toymaker
Rosemary Theby as Nell Avery
George Cooper as Bert Avery
Dolores Costello as Little Dot Avery
Helene Costello as Another Child
United States 24 October 1912
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