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Tillie Getz, the eldest daughter of Jacob Getz, a brutal, driving father, lives in a Pennsylvania Mennonite village. Her Mennonite aunt leaves a will by the terms of which Tillie will inherit a small fortune if she has joined the Mennonite church by age eighteen. A plot is hatched by the lawyer who drew up the will and an attempt is made to force Tillie into a marriage with Absalom Puntz, an undesirable young man, sharing her fortune being its end.

Top Cast

  • Mary Miles Minter

    Mary Miles Minter

    Tillie Getz

  • Noah Beery

    Noah Beery

    Jacob Getz

  • Allan Forrest

    Allan Forrest

    Jack Fairchild

  • Lucien Littlefield

    Lucien Littlefield

    Doc Weaver

  • Lillian Leighton

    Lillian Leighton

    Sarah Oberholtzzer

  • Marie Trebaol

    Marie Trebaol

    Sallie Getz

  • Virginia Adair

    Virginia Adair

    Louisa

  • Robert Anderson

    Robert Anderson

    Absalom Puntz

  • Edward Cooper

    Edward Cooper

    Lawyer

Overview

Tillie Getz, the eldest daughter of Jacob Getz, a brutal, driving father, lives in a Pennsylvania Mennonite village. Her Mennonite aunt leaves a will by the terms of which Tillie will inherit a small fortune if she has joined the Mennonite church by age eighteen. A plot is hatched by the lawyer who drew up the will and an attempt is made to force Tillie into a marriage with Absalom Puntz, an undesirable young man, sharing her fortune being its end.

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