The read
It runs a compact 1h 10m.
Synopsis
Young Terwilliger, an orphan boy in New York City, "adopts" Old Archer, the caretaker of Gramercy Park, after the man is arrested for beating Terwiliger for picking a flower for his dead mother. As Terwilliger grows up, he falls in love with Helen Raymond, a pretty neighborhood girl, but finds a rival for her in Harvey Livermore. When World War I breaks out both boys enlist in the army and are sent to the front lines. Complications ensue.
Ratings
TMDB9/10
1 audience votes
Key crew
- Frank BorzageDirector
Cast
- Johnnie WalkerTerwilliger
- Pauline GaronHelen Raymond
- Lloyd HughesHarvey Livermore
- Bert WoodruffOld Archer
- George NicholsTerwilliger's Stepfather
- Mary CarrTerwilliger's Mother
- Frankie LeeTerwilliger - as a child
- Josephine AdairHelen Raymond - as a child
- Newton HallHarvey Livermore - as a child
Themes
new york cityworld war i