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THE FIRST 100 YEARS 1893–1993

Movie Title

The Cast-Off (1918)

Drama | February 1918

Cast:

Bessie Barriscale, Howard Hickman, Jack Livingston [ More ]

Director:

Raymond B. West

Writer:

C. Gardner Sullivan

Production Company:

Triangle Film Corp.
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SOURCE CITATIONS
SOURCE
DATE
PAGE
ETR
2 Feb 1918
p. 720
ETR
16 Feb 1918
p. 915
MPN
23 Feb 1918
p. 1184
MPW
23 Feb 1918
p. 1187
MPW
2 Mar 1918
p. 1271
NYDM
16 Feb 1918
p. 19
Variety
15 Feb 1918
p. 52
Wid's
7 Mar 1918
pp. 992-93
DETAILS
Release Date:
February 1918
Production Date:

Physical Properties:
Silent
Black and White
Length(in reels):
6
Country:
United States
SYNOPSIS

Pansy May leaves an orphanage to work in Mrs. Hendon-Ware's boardinghouse but is constantly ridiculed by the snobbish boarders. When she learns that Guy Henley, who had posed as her champion, actually is in league with the boarders, she resolves to seek revenge. Years later, after Pansy May has achieved stardom on the stage, she tries to ruin Guy, who has fallen in love with her. Dr. Jim Thorpe, realizing that Pansy May is jeopardizing Guy's marriage, shows her the Henley baby, and Pansy May, her heart softened, abandons her scheme and marries ...

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Pansy May leaves an orphanage to work in Mrs. Hendon-Ware's boardinghouse but is constantly ridiculed by the snobbish boarders. When she learns that Guy Henley, who had posed as her champion, actually is in league with the boarders, she resolves to seek revenge. Years later, after Pansy May has achieved stardom on the stage, she tries to ruin Guy, who has fallen in love with her. Dr. Jim Thorpe, realizing that Pansy May is jeopardizing Guy's marriage, shows her the Henley baby, and Pansy May, her heart softened, abandons her scheme and marries Jim.

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GENRE
Genre:
Drama


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February 1918, M. H. Hoffman, Inc., State Rights?, Triangle Film Corp., Four-Square Pictures
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