The Foundling (1915)
Molly O, a young girl abandoned by her wealthy painter father, David King, after her mother's death; she endures an orphanage and a cruel boardinghouse before her father, remorseful and famous, unknowingly adopts the impostor niece of the orphanage matron instead, leading to Molly's return as a maid in his home, ultimately revealing her true identity and reuniting them. Version destroyed by fire.
- Date of release
- 1915-08-01
- Runtime
- 50m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Allan Dwan
Casting
- Mary Pickford — Molly O
- Edward Martindel — David King (as Edward Martindale)
- Marcia Harris — Julia Ember
- Tammany Young — Crook
- Mildred Morris — Jennie
- Maggie Weston — Mrs. Grimes
Interesting facts
The Foundling is a 1915 silent film directed by Alan Dwan. The film premiered in 1915, was lost in a fire accident shortly afterwards, and is now a lost film. It was remade as The Foundling in 1916 with the same principal cast, but with a different director, John B. O'Brien, at the helm.
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