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"The story of a poor girl who married the son of a millionaire and made a man of him."

Daughter of impoverished vaudeville actor Lew Moore, Sheila works as a waitress in a chocolate manufacturer's candy shop, where she delights the customers with her tomboyish antics. Tom Ballantyne, the proprietor's son realizes that Sheila is excessively fond of dancing, asks her out without the benefit of a proper introduction, and she indignantly refuses. Soon afterwards, however, the two fall in love and secretly marry.

Top Cast

  • Dorothy Gish

    Dorothy Gish

    Sheila Moore

  • George Fawcett

    George Fawcett

    Lew Moore

  • Richard Barthelmess

    Richard Barthelmess

    Tom Ballantyne

  • Sam De Grasse

    Sam De Grasse

    Ballantyne, Sr.

  • Kate Toncray

    Kate Toncray

    Mrs. Ballantyne

  • Carol Dempster

    Carol Dempster

    Ethel Hoyt

  • Bertram Grassby

    Bertram Grassby

    Stoughton Lounsbury

Overview

Daughter of impoverished vaudeville actor Lew Moore, Sheila works as a waitress in a chocolate manufacturer's candy shop, where she delights the customers with her tomboyish antics. Tom Ballantyne, the proprietor's son realizes that Sheila is excessively fond of dancing, asks her out without the benefit of a proper introduction, and she indignantly refuses. Soon afterwards, however, the two fall in love and secretly marry.

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