- The Fairy and the Waif
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director =Marie Hubert Frohman
George Irving
producer =Gustave Frohman
writer = Marie Hubert Frohman
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starring =Mary Miles Minter
music = Sidney Jones
cinematography = Jacques Montéran
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released =March 1 , 1915
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country = USA
language = Silent
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imdb_id = 0005298"The Fairy and the Waif" is a 1915
silent film directed byMarie Hubert Frohman and George Irving. The film was the debut of actressMary Miles Minter , who was twelve years old by the time of the release. [ [http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/90884/Fairy-and-the-Waif/overview?scp=1&sq=The%20Fairy%20and%20the%20Waif&st=cse The New York Times Review] ]Plot
Viola Drayton is a girl with a fascination for fairies. Her father goes off to England to help soldiers in
World War I and leaves Viola in care of his attorney Mr. Nevinson. He sends the Nevinsons $30,000 to spend on Viola. When word reaches town Mr. Drayton has been killed in the war, the Nevinsons decide to keep the money for themselves.Viola now lives in drudgery and one day runs away after harsh treatment. She joins the chorus of a musical comedy, but yet again is treated brutally. She leaves the theater, still dressed in her fairy costume. A waif notices her and thinks she is a real fairy. He takes her under his care. Later, it appears Mr. Drayton is still alive. The Nevinsons reach out a reward for the one who returns her. They eventually have to pay back Mr. Drayton. Meanwhile, a police man notices Viola and reunites her with her father. [ [http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title.jsp?stid=493322&atid=13763&category=overview Turner Classic Movies Review] ]
Cast
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Mary Miles Minter - Viola Drayton, the Fairy
*Percy Helton - The Waif
* Will Archie - Sweetie
* William T. Carleton - Major Drayton
* Hubert Wilke - Mr. Nevinson
* Ina Brooks - Mrs. NevinsonReferences
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*imdb title|id=0005298|title=The Fairy and the Waif
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