Dinty
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Marshall Neilan
Wesley Barry
Colleen Moore
Tom Gallery
J. Barney Sherry
Marjorie Daw
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Upon arriving in San Francisco from Ireland, Doreen O'Sullivan discovers that her husband has been killed in an accident. To support herself and her infant son Dinty, Doreen labors as a scrub woman until, at the age of twelve, Dinty becomes the family's breadwinner by selling newspapers. Meanwhile, in Chinatown, wealthy opium smuggler Wong Tai kidnaps Judge Whitely's daughter in retribution for the judge's sentencing of Wong Tai's son to prison. Dinty, whose work as a newsboy has familiarized him with the Chinese underworld, leads the police to Wong Tai's hideout and saves the judge's daughter from a torturous death. To show his gratitude, Judge Whitely adopts Dinty, whose mother recently had succumbed to tuberculosis, and Dinty begins life anew.
Cast
Wesley Barry
Colleen Moore
Tom Gallery
J. Barney Sherry
Marjorie Daw
Pat O'malley
Noah Beery
Walter Chung
Kate Price
Tom Wilson
Aaron Mitchell
Newton Hall
Young Hipp
Hal Wilson
Crew
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Notes
Some scenes in this film were shot in San Francisco. The estate of A. B. Spreckles, located in San Francisco, was used as a background in the film. According to a news item, Marshall Neilan directed the Chinatown scenes, while John McDermott directed the Irish scenes.
