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| ~The Little Duchess~ 1917 |
| Directed by: Harley Knoles Written by: Julia Burnham (story) |
| ~Cast~ Madge Evans ... Geraldine Carmichael Pinna Nesbit ... Evelyn Carmichael Jack Drumier ... Earl of Carinmore J. Gunnis Davis ... Jim Dawson Patrick Foy ... Jim Snyder Maxine Elliott Hicks ... Sophia Dawson James Sheridan ... Billy Nellie Anderson ... Mrs. Dawson Charles Hartley ... Pop Hinkle Richard Clarke ... Bradford Harry Bartlett ... Hobson Nora Cecil ... Orphanage Matron Ivan Dobble ... A. Carmichael |
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| ~Remaining Credits~ Production Companies: Peerless Productions World Film Distribution Company: World Film Cinematography by: Alfred Huger Moses Jr. Presenter: William A. Brady Length: 5 Reels Runtime: 50 Minutes Released: August 20, 1917 |
| ~Plot Synopsis~ |
Impoverished widow Evelyn Carmichael, aware that she is about to die, writes to her wealthy
father-in-law Lord Carmichael, who had disowned his son years earlier, pleading that he rescue his
granddaughter Geraldine, known as Jerry, from a life in the slums. Lord Carmichael, an avowed
woman-hater since his wife disappeared years earlier with his brother, expects Jerry to be a boy and
is appalled to find otherwise. However, the lord is won over by Jerry's sweetness, and when Jim
Dawson, a neighbor of Jerry's from the tenements, arrives at Carnimore Castle with his daughter
Sophia, whom he is trying to pass off as Jerry, the lord exposes them as imposters and then expells
them from his castle. Meanwhile, Jerry has also won over the hearts of the servants, whom she is
drilling into a play army. One day, while on an excursion into an unused tower of the castle, they
discover a locked room in which reside two skeletons. A note near one of the skeletons explains that
Lord Carmichael's wife and his brother had been exploring the tower when the lock sprung and
trapped them, causing their deaths. Lord Carmichael, realizing that his wife didn't betray him, has his
faith in women restored and makes Jerry mistress of the castle.
father-in-law Lord Carmichael, who had disowned his son years earlier, pleading that he rescue his
granddaughter Geraldine, known as Jerry, from a life in the slums. Lord Carmichael, an avowed
woman-hater since his wife disappeared years earlier with his brother, expects Jerry to be a boy and
is appalled to find otherwise. However, the lord is won over by Jerry's sweetness, and when Jim
Dawson, a neighbor of Jerry's from the tenements, arrives at Carnimore Castle with his daughter
Sophia, whom he is trying to pass off as Jerry, the lord exposes them as imposters and then expells
them from his castle. Meanwhile, Jerry has also won over the hearts of the servants, whom she is
drilling into a play army. One day, while on an excursion into an unused tower of the castle, they
discover a locked room in which reside two skeletons. A note near one of the skeletons explains that
Lord Carmichael's wife and his brother had been exploring the tower when the lock sprung and
trapped them, causing their deaths. Lord Carmichael, realizing that his wife didn't betray him, has his
faith in women restored and makes Jerry mistress of the castle.
