Polly Biggs helps care for her younger brother and sisters, while her widowed mother works hard as a seamstress to earn a living. Mayor Hoadley, Mrs. Biggs' brother, a crooked politician, calls to sympathize with her on the death of her husband, and Polly takes a dislike to him.
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Peggy Hyland as Polly Biggs
Antonio Moreno as John Oxmore
Mae Costello as Mrs. Biggs
Bobby Connelly as Jimmy Biggs
Helen Connelly as Janet Biggs
Mildred Platz as Alice Biggs
John S. Robertson as Daniel Hoadley
Jack Ellis as Hawkins
Julia Swayne Gordon as Mrs. Hoadley
Paul Scardon Director
Paul West Writer
Robert A. Stuart Director of Photography
William T. Stuart Director of Photography
United States 22 January 1917
These some of the most viewed trailers for movies released in 1917:
24 June 1917
The social climbing Flower family is comprised of Mr. Flower, a banker who has overextended himself financially, Mrs.
23 July 1917
After divorcing her husband Kent, actress Anne Wetherall returns to the stage. Upon receiving a plea for help from childhood chum Nell Jerrold begging Anne to save Nell's daughter Betty from marrying Kent, the ex-Mrs.
16 April 1917
Loutish Teddy Brant feeling trapped by his marriage and family commitments to the sweet Rose and their infant daughter Helen fakes his suicide and embarks on a dissolute life.
15 October 1917
While visiting Alan, who works in Tokyo, she attends a festival with her Japanese maid while wearing a Japanese kimono.
02 July 1917
The itinerant Jewish country peddler Abraham Jacobs saves his pennies until he can afford to open a small second-hand clothing store.
22 October 1917
Artist Henry is wildly jealous of his girl Flossie so when he sees her in the arms of another man he overreacts and tries to end it all in a variety of over the top ways.
21 October 1917
On the eve of her elopement with Henry Traquair, Margaret Fielding is accidentally discovered in Traquair's apartments by his friends, Captain Richard Haynes and Walter Maxwell.
14 December 1917
A.J. Raffles, an educated and handsome cricket champ with entry to the best social circles steals precious trinkets and jewels, purely for the love of the game and the thrill of the chase, outwitting police and detectives.
01 November 1917
Informed by her husband Ed that they will not be honeymooning at Niagara Falls as promised, but rather at the County Fair, newlywed Peggy decides it is time to assert her independence and steals away to the falls alone, leaving her bewildered husband to follow.
09 April 1917
Artist model Margot uses her “Power of Decision” to choose between two men she loves, after much distress of course!
10 December 1917
A. Knutt, a crack-brained chemist, discovers an elixir that will endow dolls with life. He does not know that it will change living persons to dolls.
17 March 1917
Originally written for Pearl White, this silent serial is a great action-packed adventure starring Molly King and Leon Bary.
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