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It Happened to Adele (1917)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 50M

Director : Van Dyke Brooke

Synopsis

Adele has grown up in a tenement, but she longs for greater things. She gets her chance at the stage when her mother runs into an old friend, Blanche. Blanche has been working steadily in the theater, and she helps Adele get work. The young girl finds romance with Vincent Harvey, an aspiring composer. One day Adele suffers an accidental fall out of a window.

Actors

Gladys Leslie
Gladys Leslie
Adele
Carey L. Hastings
Carey L. Hastings
Adele's Mother
Peggy Burke
Peggy Burke
Blanche
Charles Emerson
Charles Emerson
Vincent Harvey
Clarine Seymour
Clarine Seymour
Mary
Wayne Arey
Wayne Arey
John W. Horton
Justus D. Barnes
Justus D. Barnes
Vincent's Uncle

Crews

Van Dyke Brooke
Van Dyke Brooke
Director
Agnes Christine Johnston
Agnes Christine Johnston
Writer

Posters and backgrounds

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