The Princess of Patches

The Princess of Patches

1917 · 50 min · Drama, History

Patches, a beautiful girl, lives with her foster-mother Liza Biggs, who dresses her in rags. She is surprised to see Judas, the overseer, give Liza a locket. Jack Merry arrives to purchase cotton from Colonel Silverthorne, a Southern gentleman of the old school, who looks after his dead brother's estate for his niece and nephew, Juliet and Lee.

Directed by Alfred E. Green · Written by Gilson Willets

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