28 February 1913 Drama 14 mins
Stella Le Vere, an ambitious but struggling actress, is abandoned by her husband and is forced to leave her baby girl, Grace, in the care of an orphan asylum. Later, the child is adopted by a well-to-do and kindly family named Thornton, who bring Grace up in ignorance of her identity.
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Winifred Greenwood as Grace Thornton - the Understudy
Thomas Commerford as Mr. Thornton
Frank Weed as Bob Burnitt - the Stage Director
Lafe McKee as Ben Rosenthal - the Manager
Rose Evans as Mrs. Thornton
Mac Barnes as Hank Armstrong
Colletta Powers as Stella Le Vere
Timmy Sheehan as Timmy - the Office Boy
Julius Frankenburg as Rudolph Lehar - the Orchestra Leader
United States 28 February 1913
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