The Girl Who Won Out

The Girl Who Won Out

1917 · 50 min · Drama

Orphaned after the death of their mother, Nancy Grimm and her baby sister Ellen are taken to the country where Ellen is adopted by the wealthy Walsh family. Nancy keenly feels the loss of her sister, and when the judge rules that she cannot visit Ellen without permission, she throws herself onto a bench, winning the sympathy of young attorney Chester Noble. Nancy is then placed in the Wick's home where she is treated as a servant. Miserable, Nancy cuts off her hair and, dressed as a boy, runs away.

Directed by Eugene Moore · Written by Judge Willis Brown

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Violet MacMillan Nancy Grimm
Barbara Conley Ellen
Scott Pembroke Chester Noble (as P.L. Pembroke)
Mattie Witting Mrs. Harvey (as Mrs. A.E. Witting)
Charles Hill Mailes Mr. Wicks
Gertrude Astor Mrs. Walsh
L.M. Wells Mr. Noble
Sherman Bainbridge Jack Beal

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