The Big Sister
5.6
“A powerful drama which thrillingly illustrates how the other half lives”
A daughter of the slums has a little brother and makes a brave attempt to earn enough for both herself and Jimmy after her father is sent to jail on a fake charge trumped-up by "Nifty" Mendez, who is very anxious to get her in his toils. Betty escapes from the city and Nifty. On the road Jimmy is struck by Rodney Channing's motor. The injury is not serious but Jimmy must remain in Channing's home for some time. During the visit, love grows up between Channing and Betty, who is now of course very happy. But a newspaper announcement and the author send Nifty again into her life and simultaneously with his entrance comes the exit of happiness.
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Cast
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Mae Murray
Betty Norton
Also in
The Merry Widow
The Delicious Little Devil
Matty Roubert
Jimmy Norton
Also in
Circus Day
Law of the Lash
Harry C. Browne
Rodney Channing
Also in
Closed Doors
Moral Fibre
Ida Darling
Mrs. Spaulding
Also in
Irene
The Girl Who Came Back
Tammany Young
Joe Kelly
Known for
It's a Gift
She Done Him Wrong
J. Albert Hall
Norton
Also in
The Ransom
Mistress Nell
Armand Cortes
Nifty Mendez
Known for
Bluebeard's Eighth Wife
Florence Flinn
Edith
Also in
Experience
Little Women
Joseph Gleason
Robert Colton
Also in
Miss George Washington
John B. O'Brien Director · William Hurlbut Writer Harvey F. Thew Writer
United States release September 7, 1916 · Produced in United States
Production
Paramount Pictures
Production
United States
Produced in
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
No dialogue
Release dates
United States · September 7, 1916
Theatrical
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