The Dawn of a Tomorrow
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June 7, 1915
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A young girl who lives in the slums of London, is in love with a thief. She persuades him to give up his life of crime. Meanwhile, an eccentric millionaire, who has been diagnosed with an incurable dementia, becomes so despondent, he decides to commit suicide. He disguises himself as a vagrant, and wanders into the slums. As he tries to find the courage to kill himself, he is encountered by the young girl. She rationalizes him out of the cowardly act. Her genuine sweetness and strong faith, effects him to such an extent, he begins to believe a recovery is possible. Now the girl's sweetheart has been falsely accused of murder and only the millionaire's licentious nephew can give him an alibi.
Featured Crew
James Kirkwood
Director
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Novel
Eve Unsell
Screenplay
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Cast
Mary Pickford
Glad
David Powell
Dandy
Forrest Robinson
Sir Oliver Holt
Robert Cain
Holt's Nephew
Margaret Seddon
Polly