Movie: The Little Orphan

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Ella Hall
Ella Hall

Rene Lescere

Jack Conway
Jack Conway

David Clark

Gertrude Astor
Gertrude Astor

Emmeline Warren

Gretchen Lederer
Gretchen Lederer

Mrs. Billy Hardwick

Dick La Reno
Dick La Reno

Dick Porter

George Webb
George Webb

Jerry Mathers

George Hupp
George Hupp

Henri Pelour

Chandler House
Chandler House

Jean Bourget, as a child

Ernest Shields
Ernest Shields

Jean Bourget (as Ernie Shields)

Margaret Whistler
Margaret Whistler

Fannie Harrison

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    Three bachelor buddies, David Clark (Jack Conway), Dick Porter (Richard LeReno), and Jerry Mathers (George Webb) adopt three Belgian children who have been orphaned by the war. David winds up with Rene Lescere (Ella Hall), who -- much to his dismay -- comes with a pet goat and chicken. But Rene comes to love her foster father and vice versa. In fact, she's determined to find him a wife who will also serve as a foster mom for her.

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    1917-06-18

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