Children of Dust
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Frank Borzage
Director
Bert Woodruff
Old Archer
Johnnie Walker
Terwilliger as a man
Frankie Lee
Terwilliger as a boy
Pauline Garon
Helen Raymond as a woman
Josephine Adair
Helen Raymond as a girl
Film Details
Release Date
Jun
4,
1923
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Arthur H. Jacobs Corp.
Distribution Company
Associated First National Pictures
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the short story "Terwilliger" by Tristram Tupper in Lucky Star (New York, 1929).
Technical Specs
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
6,228ft
(7 reels)
Synopsis
Old Archer, caretaker of Gramercy Park in New York City, is adopted by Terwilliger, an orphan, as his "father" after the old man is arrested for beating the boy when he picked a flower for his dead mother. Terwilliger falls in love with Helen Raymond, a neighborhood girl, but has a rival in Harvey Livermore. When war is declared both boys join the service, and in action Terwilliger saves Harvey's life. On the boys' return Helen marries Terwilliger.
Director
Frank Borzage
Director
Cast
Bert Woodruff
Old Archer
Johnnie Walker
Terwilliger as a man
Frankie Lee
Terwilliger as a boy
Pauline Garon
Helen Raymond as a woman
Josephine Adair
Helen Raymond as a girl
Lloyd Hughes
Harvey Livermore as a man
Newton Hall
Harvey Livermore as a boy
George Nichols
Terwilliger's stepfather
Crew
Film Details
Release Date
Jun
4,
1923
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Arthur H. Jacobs Corp.
Distribution Company
Associated First National Pictures
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the short story "Terwilliger" by Tristram Tupper in Lucky Star (New York, 1929).
Technical Specs
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
6,228ft
(7 reels)
