The Foundling (1915 Film)
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''The Foundling'' is a 1915
silent film A silent film is a film without synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) or key lines of dialogue may, w ...
directed by Alan Dwan. The film premiered in 1915, was lost in a fire accident shortly afterwards, and is now a lost film. It was remade as '' The Foundling'' in 1916 with the same principal cast, but with a different director, John B. O'Brien, at the helm.Internet Movie Database
"The Foundling" Trivia


Plot

Molly O (
Mary Pickford Gladys Louise Smith (April 8, 1892 – May 29, 1979), known professionally as Mary Pickford, was a Canadian-American film actress and producer. A Canadian pioneers in early Hollywood, pioneer in the American film industry with a Hollywood care ...
) is a poor little girl whose mother died in
childbirth Childbirth, also known as labour, parturition and delivery, is the completion of pregnancy, where one or more Fetus, fetuses exits the Womb, internal environment of the mother via vaginal delivery or caesarean section and becomes a newborn to ...
and whose father David King (
Edward Martindel Edward Martindel (July 8, 1876 – May 4, 1955) was an American stage and film actor who appeared on Broadway theatre, Broadway and in more than 80 films between 1915 and 1946. Born in Hamilton, Ohio, he was the son of Dr. and Mrs. Frank ...
) rejects her. When David departs to Italy to paint his late wife as the Madonna, Molly O is left behind in a cruel orphanage. She is beloved by the other pupils, but becomes enemies with the matron's niece Jennie (Mildred Morris). As a result, she is shipped off to live with a boardinghouse proprietress (Maggie Weston). She is treated more like a slave than as an adopted daughter and decides to run away. Meanwhile, King returned from Italy and is now a wealthy and successful painter. He regrets having left behind his daughter and now longs for her presence. Jennie pretends to be Molly O to make profit of his wealth and is adopted by him. However, Molly O returns as well. Afraid to tell the truth, she serves as his maid.


Cast

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Mary Pickford Gladys Louise Smith (April 8, 1892 – May 29, 1979), known professionally as Mary Pickford, was a Canadian-American film actress and producer. A Canadian pioneers in early Hollywood, pioneer in the American film industry with a Hollywood care ...
- Molly O *
Edward Martindel Edward Martindel (July 8, 1876 – May 4, 1955) was an American stage and film actor who appeared on Broadway theatre, Broadway and in more than 80 films between 1915 and 1946. Born in Hamilton, Ohio, he was the son of Dr. and Mrs. Frank ...
- David King * Maggie Weston - Mrs. Grimes * Mildred Morris - Jennie *
Marcia Harris Marcia Harris (born February 14, 1868 – June 18, 1947) was an American actress. She appeared in 48 films between 1915 and 1932. As an amateur, Harris acted primarily in male lead roles with the Chelsea Club theatrical organization in Bos ...
- Julia Ember * Tammany Young - Crook


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* 1915 films 1915 drama films 1915 lost films 1910s American films 1910s English-language films American black-and-white films American silent feature films English-language drama films Films directed by Allan Dwan Lost American drama films Lost silent American films Silent American drama films {{1910s-drama-film-stub