The Rise of Jenny Cushing
NR 1917 · 50 min · Drama
A resourceful young girl struggles to free herself from slum life.
Directed by Maurice Tourneur
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Elsie Ferguson Jenny Cushing -
Elliott Dexter Donelson Meigs -
Fania Marinoff Marie - F Frank Goldsmith Mr. Harrish
- S Sallie Delatore Edith Gerrard
- M Mae Bates Granny
- E Edith McAlpin Mrs. Meigs
- I Isabel Vernon Aunt Carrie
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