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John Grey enlists when the Spanish-American War begins, not knowing that his sweetheart Mary is pregnant and then perishes before they can legalize their union. When Mary dies, her daughter Little Mary is taken into an orphanage and adopted by Peters, a cruel farmer who turns her into a slave. Befriended by Seppe, a hunchback farmhand of similar parentage, young Mary escapes to the city where she finds work at a hospital run by Dr. Strong. She falls in love with Strong's son Donald when he learns that she is illegitimate, he backs out of the engagement.

Top Cast

  • Zena Keefe

    Zena Keefe

    Mary McDavitt

  • Lionel Belmore

    Lionel Belmore

    Peters

  • Joyce Fair

    Joyce Fair

    Society Girl

  • Niles Welch

    Niles Welch

    Donald Strong

  • John Davidson

    John Davidson

    Cabaret Dancer

  • Paul Doucet

    Paul Doucet

    Seppe

  • Jack Dunn

    Jack Dunn

    Dr. Strong

  • Fred Stall

    Fred Stall

    Mary's Father

  • Dell Boone

    Dell Boone

Overview

John Grey enlists when the Spanish-American War begins, not knowing that his sweetheart Mary is pregnant and then perishes before they can legalize their union. When Mary dies, her daughter Little Mary is taken into an orphanage and adopted by Peters, a cruel farmer who turns her into a slave. Befriended by Seppe, a hunchback farmhand of similar parentage, young Mary escapes to the city where she finds work at a hospital run by Dr. Strong. She falls in love with Strong's son Donald when he learns that she is illegitimate, he backs out of the engagement.

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