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The Follies Girl

A delightful comedy-drama of footlights, fortunes, and felony.
Apr 27, 1919 · 50m
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Comedy

PLOT

The relatives of dying Edward Woodruff, Nina Leffingwell, her brother Frederic, and her cousin Basil, whom she wants to marry, scheme to inherit Woodruff's wealth. Since Woodruff continually calls for an imagined granddaughter, the child of his daughter who died before they could patch up a quarrel which estranged them, Nina gets Doll, a Follies girl, to impersonate the granddaughter, try to endear herself to Woodruff, and thus inherit the money. Doll would then be paid off and the relatives would get the inheritance. When Doll's administrations cause Woodruff to recover, Nina sends for Woodruff's grandson Ned, whom he disowned for marrying beneath him, hoping that Ned will send Doll away. When Ned seems to fall in love with Doll, Nina tells Woodruff that Ned and Doll are secretly meeting in the estate lodge. Woodruff investigates and finds that Doll and Ned are married and have a baby boy. Delighted, Woodruff forgives Ned.

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CAST

Olive Thomas
Doll
Wallace MacDonald
Ned
William V. Mong
Edward Woodruff
Claire McDowell
Nina
Lee Phelps
Basil
Raymond Griffith
Fredric
J.P. Wild
Swann
Directed by John Francis Dillon

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Status
Released
Original language
EN
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Production
Triangle Film Corporation
Country
US
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