When Little Lindy Sang
1916 · 10 min · ★ 7.3 · Drama
Lindy, the lone Black girl in her class, is mostly ostracized by her classmates. When Lindy emerges as a heroine during a school fire, attitudes change.
Directed by Lule Warrenton · Written by Olga Printzlau
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- E Ernestine Jones Little Lindy
- N Nora Dempsey Lindy's Pal
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Margaret Whistler The Teacher -
Clara Horton One of the Children - I Irma Sorter One of the Children
- B Ben Suslow One of the Children
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