The read
It runs a compact 1h 13m.
Synopsis
M'liss, a feisty young girl in a mining camp, falls for Charles Gray, the school teacher. Charles is implicated in a murder of which he is innocent, and the two must fight to save him from a lynching.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
7 audience votes
Key crew
- Marshall NeilanDirector
- Frances MarionWriter
Cast
- Mary PickfordMelissa 'M'liss' Smith
- Theodore RobertsJohn Benson 'Bummer' Smith
- Thomas MeighanCharles Gray
- Tully MarshallJudge Joshua McSnagley
- Charles OgleYuba Bill
- Monte BlueMexican Joe Dominguez
- Winifred GreenwoodClara Peterson
- Helen KellyClytemnestra Veronica McSnagley
- Val PaulJim Peterson
- William H. BrownSheriff Sandy Waddles
- John BurtonParson Bean
- Charles A. PostButch Saunders
Stills
Themes
falsely accusedmurdersilent film