A Broken Doll

Jun 12, 1921

0h 50m

★ 0.0

The romance of a broken doll, a broken heart and of a strong man cowed

Overview

Ranch hand Tommy Dawes has a special bond with little Rosemary, the crippled daughter of his boss Bill Nyall. When Tommy accidentally breaks Rosemary's favorite doll one day, he borrows a $20 gold piece from the foreman's mattress to go to town and buy a new doll. However, on the way there he is ambushed and robbed by an escaped convict

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Allan Dwan Productions

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Cast

Tommy Dawes

Monte Blue

Harriet Bundy

Mary Thurman

Rosemary

Mary Jane Irving

Bill Nyall

Les Bates

Mrs. Nyell

Lizette Thorne

Sheriff Hugh Bundy

Arthur Millett

Knapp Wyant

Jack Riley

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