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The Foundling is a american film of genre Comedy-drama directed by John B. O'Brien released in USA on 3 january 1916 with Mary Pickford
The Foundling (1916)
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Add to a movie listThe Foundling is a 1916 silent film directed by John B. O'Brien. The film is a remake of the lost film The Foundling and serves as its replacement, as the 1915 Allan Dwan directed version was destroyed in the nitrate fire at Famous Players September 11, 1915.
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Molly O (Mary Pickford) is a poor little girl whose mother died in childbirth and father David King (Edward Martindel) rejects her. When David departs to Italy to paint his died 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.Actors
Mary Pickford
(Molly O)
James Kirkwood Sr.
(Detective)
Edward Martindel
(David King)
Marcia Harris
(Julia Ember)
Tammany Young
(Crook)
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