The Barefoot Boy (1923)
Dick Alden, a 12-year-old boy mistreated by his stepfather and picked on by the other residents of his village, is wrongly accused of setting fire to the local schoolhouse. He runs away but vows to take his revenge on the village. Years later he gets his chance when he returns to take over the mill he has inherited--he plans to close it down, which would throw most of the people out of work and destroy the economy. However, he runs into someone from his past that could put a halt to his plans.
- Date of release
- 1923-09-01
- TMDB
- 7.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 58m
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Director
- David Kirkland
Casting
- John Bowers — Dick Alden
- Marjorie Daw — Mary Truesdale
- Sylvia Breamer — Milicent Carter
- George A. McDaniel — Rodman Grant
- Raymond Hatton — Deacon Holloway
- Tully Marshall — Tom Adams
- George Periolat — Si Parker
- Virginia True Boardman — Mrs. Blake
- Brinsley Shaw — Josiah Blake
- Harry Todd — Bill Hawkins
- Otis Harlan — Wilson
- Frankie Lee — Dick Alden - as a Child
Interesting facts
The Barefoot Boy is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by David Kirkland and starring John Bowers, Marjorie Daw, and Sylvia Breamer. The film is based upon a poem of the same name by John Greenleaf Whittier. The film was released by the CBC Film Sales Corporation, which would later become Columbia Pictures.
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