Movie: The Gentle Intruder

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Mary Miles Minter
Mary Miles Minter

Sylvia

George Fisher
George Fisher

Arnold Baxter

Eugenie Forde
Eugenie Forde

Mrs. Baxter

Harvey Clark
Harvey Clark

Mr. Baxter (as Harvey Clarke)

Franklin Ritchie
Franklin Ritchie

The Count

George Periolat
George Periolat

Sylvia's Uncle

Marie Van Tassell
Marie Van Tassell

Ethel Ullman
Ethel Ullman

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    Mary Miles Minter is Sylvia, the niece of a man who leaves her a fortune. The money is in the hands of his lawyer, Baxter, who uses it to support his ambitious wife and daughter. Sylvia comes to Baxter's home and it's obvious she's not wanted there. Arnold, Baxter's son, is wasting his life away with drinking and nightclubbing, but Sylvia sweetly influences him to straighten up.

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    1917-02-19

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