Young Mother Hubbard
Cast & Crew
Arthur Berthelet
Little Mary Mcallister
William Clifford
Russell Mcdermott
Bobbie Bolder
Carolyn Irwin
Film Details
Synopsis
Abandoned by her stepfather, the orphaned Mona Fairfax, nicknamed Young Mother Hubbard by her neighbors, is forced to care for herself and her three siblings on the family farm. When Daniel Banning, the landlord, shows up demanding back rent, Mona pleads with him to allow the family to remain on the farm, but he refuses and calls the Children's Welfare Society. Taken forcibly to the Society's headquarters, each child is assigned to a different cheerless foster home, but Mona begs for and is granted one more night on the farm before the separation. That night, Mona and her siblings escape in a wagon, falling asleep and stopping in front of Banning's home where they are found by his housekeeper. When Banning discovers them, he orders them back to the Society, but Mona cajoles him with smiles and flowers and eventually breaks down his crusty resistance, winning a permanent place in his home for all of the Fairfax children.
Director
Arthur Berthelet
Cast
Little Mary Mcallister
William Clifford
Russell Mcdermott
Bobbie Bolder
Carolyn Irwin
Granville Bates
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