Zander the Great
1925 · 80 min · ★ 6.2 · Drama
Mamie, an orphan girl who was abused in the orphanage, is taken in by Mrs. Caldwell, a kindly woman with a young son named Alexander. Mamie hits it off with the lad, and nicknames him "Zander". When Mrs. Caldwell dies, the authorities decree that the boy must be placed in the same orphanage where Mamie was mistreated. Horrified, Mamie determines to see to it that the boy will be spared the same treatment that she had to suffer.
Directed by George W. Hill · Written by Lillie Hayward
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Marion Davies Mamie Smith -
Holbrook Blinn Juan Fernández -
Harrison Ford Good News -
Harry Myers Texas -
George Siegmann Black Bart -
Emily Fitzroy The Matron -
Hobart Bosworth The Sheriff -
Richard Carle Mr. Pepper -
Hedda Hopper Mrs. Caldwell - J Jack Huff Zander
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Olin Howland Elmer Lovejoy - H Harry Watson Good News
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