Jessie Ridgley desires more opportunities than her small-town life with her blind mother and protective father offers. Jessie feels misunderstood and yearns for the city, while her father tries to keep her at home. Her mother, sensing the tension, realizes she couldn't survive without her daughter.
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Louise Lester as Mrs. John Ridgely
George Periolat as John Ridgely
Vivian Rich as Jessie Ridgely
Gayne Whitman as Bob Fillmore
Carl M. Leviness Director
United States 19 June 1916
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