A Petal on the Current(1919)
A shop girl finds herself disgraced after being pressured into drinking too much at a party and getting arrested for public drunkenness.
Movie: A Petal on the Current
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Stella Schump
Stella's mother
Cora Kinealy
John Gilley
Gertie Cobb
Ed Kinealy
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A shop girl finds herself disgraced after being pressured into drinking too much at a party and getting arrested for public drunkenness.
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1919-08-03
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