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A City Sparrow

A story that warms your heart to a happy glow
Oct 17, 1920 · 50m
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Drama

PLOT

A drama starring Ethel Clayton. Milly West (Clayton) is a dancer who has her heart bent on stardom. She has an admirer in country boy Tim Ennis (Walter Hiers), who lives in the same boarding house as she does, but she turns down his marriage proposal. During a performance, Milly is injured and can't get her strength back to get another gig. Hughie Ray (William Boyd), a pal of Tim's, comes to town and offers to take Milly back to the country to recuperate. She takes him up on his offer and after she has been there a while he proposes. But Milly has been told that her injury makes it impossible for her to bear children; since she knows that Ray loves kids she tries to leave him.

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CAST

Ethel Clayton
Milly West
Walter Hiers
Tim Ennis
Clyde Fillmore
David Muir
Lillian Leighton
Ma Ennis
William Boyd
Hughie Ray
Rose Cade
Annie
Robert Brower
Parson Neil
Helen Jerome Eddy
Hester Neil
Directed by Sam Wood

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Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
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Revenue
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Production
Paramount Pictures, Famous Players-Lasky Corporation
Country
US
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