The Understudy

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Release date: February 28, 1913
Duration: 14 minutes
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Overview

Stella Le Vere, an ambitious but struggling actress, is abandoned by her husband and is forced to leave her baby girl, Grace, in the care of an orphan asylum. Later, the child is adopted by a well-to-do and kindly family named Thornton, who bring Grace up in ignorance of her identity.

Starring

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Winifred Greenwood
Grace Thornton - the Understudy
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Thomas Commerford
Mr. Thornton
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Frank Weed
Bob Burnitt - the Stage Director
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Lafe McKee
Ben Rosenthal - the Manager