Molly O, a young girl abandoned by her wealthy painter father, David King, after her mother's death; she endures an orphanage and a cruel boardinghouse before her father, remorseful and famous, unknowingly adopts the impostor niece of the orphanage matron instead, leading to Molly's return as a maid in his home, ultimately revealing her true identity and reuniting them. Version destroyed by fire.
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Mary Pickford as Molly O
Edward Martindel as David King (as Edward Martindale)
Marcia Harris as Julia Ember
Tammany Young as Crook
Mildred Morris as Jennie
Allan Dwan Director
United States 01 August 1915
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