The High-Born Child and the Beggar (1913)

5.0/10 10 min Drama

Overview

A short melodrama about the friendship between a rich boy (in a wheelchair) and a poor street girl. When he falls seriously ill, she is not allowed to visit him. After his death, she also dies, on the street. In her hand she holds a flower, which was the last gift that the boy gave to her.

Cast

George Stewart

The Little Crippled Rich Boy

Ethel Phillips

The Boy's Mother

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