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In the Days of Famine

Jan De Bar, a young French-Canadian, is sent out from the Hudson Bay Company's post at God's Lake to perform the perilous task of burning the plague-stricken cabins of those who have died of the dreaded smallpox. In one of them he finds Jeanette, a little girl, who, by some miracle, has escaped the plague.

Top Cast

  • James Morrison

    James Morrison

    Jan De Bar

  • Dorothy Kelly

    Dorothy Kelly

    Jeanette aka Jean

  • George Cooper

    George Cooper

    Lt. Walker, R.C.M.P.

  • Donald Hall

    Donald Hall

    John Strang

  • Violet Davis

    Violet Davis

    Jeanette as a Child

Overview

Jan De Bar, a young French-Canadian, is sent out from the Hudson Bay Company's post at God's Lake to perform the perilous task of burning the plague-stricken cabins of those who have died of the dreaded smallpox. In one of them he finds Jeanette, a little girl, who, by some miracle, has escaped the plague.

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