William Jones, raised by his uncle Frank in the city, was rounder, while his twin brother, Alberforce, raised in the country by his grandmother and two aunts, was the opposite. The grandmother had chosen Mattie, a neighbor's little daughter, to be Alberforce's wife, so that she could always keep an eye on him.
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Carter DeHaven as Alberforce Jones
Margaret Whistler as First Aunt
Vola Vale as Mattie
Lucille Young as Marianne De Voe
Louise Emmons as Grandma
Jane Bernoudy as Second Aunt
United States 19 April 1917
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