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A City Sparrow

19200.0 / 1050 min
Drama

Overview

A story that warms your heart to a happy glow

A drama starring Ethel Clayton. Milly West (Clayton) is a dancer who has her heart bent on stardom. She has an admirer in country boy Tim Ennis (Walter Hiers), who lives in the same boarding house as she does, but she turns down his marriage proposal. During a performance, Milly is injured and can't get her strength back to get another gig. Hughie Ray (William Boyd), a pal of Tim's, comes to town and offers to take Milly back to the country to recuperate. She takes him up on his offer and after she has been there a while he proposes. But Milly has been told that her injury makes it impossible for her to bear children; since she knows that Ray loves kids she tries to leave him.

Cast

Ethel Clayton

Ethel Clayton

Milly West

Walter Hiers

Walter Hiers

Tim Ennis

Clyde Fillmore

Clyde Fillmore

David Muir

Lillian Leighton

Lillian Leighton

Ma Ennis

William Boyd

William Boyd

Hughie Ray

Rose Cade

Rose Cade

Annie

Robert Brower

Robert Brower

Parson Neil

Helen Jerome Eddy

Helen Jerome Eddy

Hester Neil

Sylvia Ashton

Sylvia Ashton

Mrs. Babb

Crew

Sam Wood

Sam Wood

Director

Clara Genevieve Kennedy

Clara Genevieve Kennedy

Writer

Kate Jordan

Kate Jordan

Story