Nora, the waif, is forced to attend school. She warms to her teacher for the way that he defends her against the taunts of some of the students, but when she's made to wear a dunce cap, she flees the schoolhouse in shame. Unsupervised by her alcoholic father, Nora becomes a determined truant, wandering the town during school hours. There she catches the attention of a huckster, who convinces her that they will run away and be married. The schoolmaster, meanwhile, preoccupied by Nora's absence, leaves his other students to go find her. He encounters her at a crossroads, being spirited away by the huckster, and calls the man's bluff by saying that he'll find them a minister.
Credits
The School Teacher and the Waif Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Mary Pickford
She was 19, 86 years old when she died
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as Nora, the Waif |
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Charles Hill Mailes
He was 42, 66 years old when he died
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as Nora's Father |
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Edwin August
He was 28, 80 years old when he died
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as The School Teacher |
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Claire McDowell
She was 34, 88 years old when she died
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as The Street Fakir's Sweetheart |
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William A. Carroll
He was 37, 53 years old when he died
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as The Street Fakir's Assistant |
The School Teacher and the Waif Crew
| Name |
Department |
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D.W. Griffith as Director. He was 37 (73) years old when He died
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Directing |
