01 Oct 1920
Torn Sails
Based on the novel by Allen Raine - In Wales, a girl loves a manager but weds her employer who dies in a fire lit by a jealous madwoman.
Over the Hill to the Poorhouse
Acclaimed By Press, Public and Pulpit As The Most Absorbing Drama Ever Presented In The Theatre
The mother of a large family is abandoned by her children and faces consignment to the poorhouse. But one of her offspring, the one no one had faith in, returns to rescue her.
Top Billed Cast
James Sheridan Child Isaac (as Sheridan Tansey)
Noel Tearle Adult Isaac
William Welsh Pa Benton
Stephen Carr Child Thomas
Mary Carr Ma Benton
Jerry Devine Child John
Johnnie Walker Adult John (as John Walker)
Wallace Ray Adult Charles
Phyllis Diller Adult Rebecca
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