The Understudy (1913)
Stella Le Vere, an ambitious but struggling actress, is abandoned by her husband and is forced to leave her baby girl, Grace, in the care of an orphan asylum. Later, the child is adopted by a well-to-do and kindly family named Thornton, who bring Grace up in ignorance of her identity.
- Date of release
- 1913-02-28
- TMDB
- 10.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 14m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Lorimer Johnston
Casting
- Winifred Greenwood — Grace Thornton - the Understudy
- Thomas Commerford — Mr. Thornton
- Frank Weed — Bob Burnitt - the Stage Director
- Lafe McKee — Ben Rosenthal - the Manager
- Rose Evans — Mrs. Thornton
- Mac Barnes — Hank Armstrong
- Colletta Powers — Stella Le Vere
- Timmy Sheehan — Timmy - the Office Boy
- Julius Frankenburg — Rudolph Lehar - the Orchestra Leader
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