Forced to theft when in dire straits, family man John Howard is arrested for stealing food from a grocery store and is put in jail. The shock kills his wife, and his children are sent to an orphanage. Ella is adopted by a wealthy widow, and May finds a place on the farm of George Stuart, where she attracts the attentions of farmhand Billy Bender.
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Shirley Mason as May Howard
Raymond McKee as Billy Bender
Edwin B. Tilton as George Stuart
Cecil Van Auker as John Howard
William Buckley as Clifford Hamilton
Peggy Elinor as Ella Howard
Frances Hatton as Mrs. Howard
Lillian Langdon as Mrs. Lincoln
Howard M. Mitchell Director
Howard M. Mitchell Story
Glen MacWilliams Director of Photography
Frank Howard Clark Scenario Writer
United States 29 May 1921
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