A Dream or Two Ago
During a jewelry-store holdup, 6-year-old Millicent Hawthorne, the neglected daughter of a wealthy socialite, falls on her head and is carried home to be reared by Mother Gumpf, the leader of the thieves. The fall cost Millicent her memory, but at night she dreams of her former high-society existence, while during the day she works for Gumpf as a pickpocket and later becomes a cabaret dancer. A friend of the Hawthornes sees Millicent perform, recognizes her, and reports back to Mrs. Hawthorne, who has vowed to be a devoted mother should she ever find her daughter. Finally, after the Hawthornes rescue Millicent from Kraft, the lecherous cabaret manager, an operation restores her memory, and she delights in the love of her long-lost mother.
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Mary Miles Minter
Millicent Hawthorne
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Dodo Newton
Millicent at Age 6
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Lizette Thorne
Her Mother
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Clarence Burton
Her Father
Known for
The Ten Commandments
The Sign of the Cross
John Gough
Humpy
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Soul Mates
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Orral Humphrey
Kraft
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Gertrude Le Brandt
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William A. Carroll
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James Kirkwood Director · Arthur Henry Gooden Story Henry Albert Phillips Story
United States release November 27, 1916 · Produced in United States
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American Film Manufacturing Company
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United States
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English
Spoken on screen
No dialogue
Release dates
United States · November 27, 1916
Theatrical
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