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The Poor Little Rich Girl

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The Poor Little Rich Girl

Mar 5, 1917

1h 15m

★ 5.7

Overview

Gwen's family is rich, but her parents ignore her and most of the servants push her around, so she is lonely and unhappy. Her father is concerned only with making money, and her mother cares only about her social position. But one day a servant's irresponsibility creates a crisis that causes everyone to rethink what is important to them.

Genres

Drama

Comedy

Fantasy

Production Companies

Artcraft Pictures Corporation

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Cast

Mary Pickford

Gwen

Mary Pickford

Madlaine Traverse

Gwendolyn's Mother

Madlaine Traverse

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Gwendolyn's Father

Charles Wellesley

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Jane

Gladys Fairbanks

Frank McGlynn Sr.

The Plumber

Frank McGlynn Sr.

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The Organ Grinder

Emile La Croix

Marcia Harris

Miss Royale

Marcia Harris

Marcia Harris

Thomas

Marcia Harris

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Potter

Frank Andrews

Herbert Prior

The Doctor

Herbert Prior

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Johnny Blake

George Gernon

Maxine Elliott Hicks

Susie May Squoggs (as Maxine Hicks)

Maxine Elliott Hicks

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