The Understudy

The Understudy — Plot

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.

• Release date
• February 28, 1913
• Runtime
• 14 min
• Genres
• Drama
• Director
• Lorimer Johnston

The Understudy — Cast

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

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Rose Evans Mrs. Thornton

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Mac Barnes Hank Armstrong

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Colletta Powers Stella Le Vere

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Timmy Sheehan Timmy - the Office Boy