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Enemies of Children

Dec 13, 1923

1h 0m

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Overview

A street waif of questionable parentage through circumstances is taken into a wealthy home where she is adopted and cared for until her marriage, which follows the successful attempt to expose the mystery of her birth.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Fischer Productions

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Cast

Little Patsy - A Waif (as a child)

Virginia Lee Corbin

Patricia - Patsy as an adult

Anna Q. Nilsson

Christopher Van Leer

Raymond Hatton

Sidney Godfrey

William Boyd

Mrs. Maguire

Kate Price

Judge Van Leer

Joseph J. Dowling

Mrs. Slavin

Eugenie Besserer

Mr. Slavin

George Siegmann

Godfrey sister

Lucy Beaumont

Godfrey sister

Claire McDowell

Phil Conway

Wade Crane

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The Changing of Silas Warner

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