Movie: A Little Brother of the Rich

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Hobart Bosworth
Hobart Bosworth

Henry Leamington

Jane Novak
Jane Novak

Sylvia Castle

Hobart Henley
Hobart Henley

Paul Potter

Maude George
Maude George

Muriel Evans (as Maud George)

Albert MacQuarrie
Albert MacQuarrie

Muriel's Husband

J. Edwin Brown
J. Edwin Brown

John Castle (as Edmond Brown)

Carl Von Schiller
Carl Von Schiller

Carl Wilmerding

Walter Belasco
Walter Belasco

Mr. Eickstein

William Clark
William Clark

Jim 'Pinky' Ellis

Jane Bernoudy
Jane Bernoudy

Castle's Maid

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    While working his way through college, Paul Potter acquires a flock of wealthy friends who encourage him to give up his hometown fiancée, Sylvia Castle, for Muriel Evers, a flirtatious married woman. After Sylvia releases Paul, and Muriel's husband divorces her for infidelity, Paul and Muriel marry. Meanwhile, when Sylvia's father dies after being ruined in the stock market, she goes from one job to another in the city until she tries acting in a stock company. There she befriends Henry Leamington, an alcoholic leading man, who, as he tutors her, falls in love and stops drinking because of her. When Paul discovers Muriel's unfaithfulness, he renews his acquaintance with Sylvia, who still loves him.

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    1915-09-06

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