Little Billy's Triumph
1914 · 13 min · ★ 6.0 · Comedy
Little Billy wants to buy some ice cream with the dime his mother gave him, but the neighborhood bullies have other plans for that dime. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2010.
Directed by Robert Thornby
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