For some, misfortune does not need the test of time. It is the case of three-year-old Marcelle Monfort who sees her mother die suddenly in a public garden while her ruined father is on his way to America. Taken in by Madame Jalin, a washerwoman, Marcelle grows up enduring the jealousy of Louise, Madame Jalin's daughter. Having had enough of the situation Marcelle leaves home and soon gets ill. Fortunately, she benefits for a time from Mademoiselle de Beaurenon's compassionate support. But her troubles are not over yet, for her benefactor dies and she is kicked out of home by the good lady's greedy relatives who think they are her heirs. Rose, the old domestic, takes care of Marcelle until, at long last, luck takes a turn for the better. Not only does her father come back from the USA but Madame de Beaurenon also leaves her all her assets.
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Cast
14 people
René Alexandre
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La Terre
Maria Fromet
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Les Misérables - Part 4: Cosette and Marius
Georges Monca
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Rigadin veut faire du cinéma
Henry Greville
Gina Barbieri
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The Siren
Coquecigrole
Alfred Zorilla
Robert de Beaurenon
Gina Relly
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La dette
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Gilberte Haziza
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Work
Catherine Fonteney
Herminie de Beaurenon
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Yvonne Desvignes
Pierrette Beauregard
Maggy Delval
Madame Jalin
Petite Lacroix
Marcelle Montfort petite
Georges Monca Director · Henry Greville Screenplay
First release September 12, 1919
Production
Pathé Frères
Production · Distribution
Languages
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
No dialogue
Release dates
France · September 12, 1919
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Portugal
September 17, 1920
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