01 Jan 1921
The Gunsaulus Mystery
When Arthur Gilpin, a black night watchman, finds young Myrtle Gunsaulus mysteriously murdered in the basement of a factory, he is charged with the crime. The film is now believed to be lost.
The Shine Girl
An optimistic girl survives city life as a shoe shine till she ends up in children's court. Just as she helps her geranium, Sally, to grow, a kindly judge sees her potential and takes her to his mother's country home to flourish.
1916
Top Billed Cast
Gladys Hulette The Shine Girl
Wayne Arey Judge Clayton
Kathryn Adams Margaret Kenyon
Ethelmary Oakland Baby Kenyon
John Cook John Kenyon
Blanche Davenport
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