22 December 1918 Drama, Romance, War 60 mins
Leo Peret has a small quiet tobacco shop in Greenwich Village. Edward Livingston, a wealthy young clubman and man-about-town, occupies frequently ostensibly to buy cigarettes but in reality to talk to the daughter Jeannette, and he's soon in love with the shop girl.
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Lillian Gish as Jeannette Peret
Robert Harron as Edward Livingston
David Butler as Mr. Le Bebe
Peaches Jackson as Miss Peaches
Adolph Lestina as Leo Peret
Elmo Lincoln as The American Soldier
Edward Peil Sr. as The German Officer
Kate Bruce as Jeannette's Aunt
Stanner E.V. Taylor Writer
D.W. Griffith Producer
Lillian Gish Story
Billy Bitzer Director of Photography
D.W. Griffith Director
D.W. Griffith Writer
Une fleur dans les ruines Trailer
United States 22 December 1918
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