Zander the Great (1925)

6.2/10 80 min Drama

Overview

Mamie, an orphan girl who was abused in the orphanage, is taken in by Mrs. Caldwell, a kindly woman with a young son named Alexander. Mamie hits it off with the lad, and nicknames him "Zander". When Mrs. Caldwell dies, the authorities decree that the boy must be placed in the same orphanage where Mamie was mistreated. Horrified, Mamie determines to see to it that the boy will be spared the same treatment that she had to suffer.

Cast

Marion Davies

Mamie Smith

Holbrook Blinn

Juan Fernández

Harrison Ford

Good News

Harry Myers

Texas

George Siegmann

Black Bart

Emily Fitzroy

The Matron

Hobart Bosworth

The Sheriff

Richard Carle

Mr. Pepper

Hedda Hopper

Mrs. Caldwell

Olin Howland

Elmer Lovejoy

Pat Wing

Little Girl (uncredited)

Toby Wing

Little Girl (uncredited)

Carmencita Johnson

Baby (uncredited)

Betsy Ann Hisle

Little Girl (uncredited)

Harry Watson

Good News

Josephine Crowell

Orphanage Trustee (uncredited)

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