Waifs
Cast & Crew
Albert Parker
Gladys Hulette
Creighton Hale
J. H. Gilmour
Walter Hiers
Grace Sartwell Mason
Film Details
Synopsis
When the headstrong Marjorie Whitney refuses to marry Elmer Poindexter, the nephew of her wealthy father's business partner, she is locked in her room by her father. With the help of the maid, Marjorie escapes, and with only a few dollars in her purse, she goes to New York City and moves into a cheap lodging house. A hired detective reports her location to her father, who, realizing his daughter's stubbornness, advises Elmer to move into the boardinghouse, quietly court Marjorie, and then propose. Alone in the house, Marjorie is attacked by an escaped convict, but reporter Fitzjames Powers rescues her. Later, Elmer arrives, but Fitzjames throws him out. With the return of the convict, Fitzjames proves his courage, while Elmer runs away to phone Marjorie's father. Arriving on the scene, Marjorie's father joins her in favoring Fitzjames, while Elmer is dismissed as a coward.