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The School Teacher and the Waif

D.W. Griffith

1912 • 17m

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 ...

The School Teacher and the Waif

Cast

Edwin August

Edwin AugustThe School Teacher

Mary Pickford

Mary PickfordNora, the Waif

Charles Hill Mailes

Charles Hill MailesNora's Father

Bert HendlerA Street Fakir

Claire McDowell

Claire McDowellThe Street Fakir's Sweetheart

William A. Carroll

William A. CarrollThe Street Fakir's Assistant

Robert Harron

Robert HarronSchoolboy

Kate Bruce

Josephine Crowell

Josephine Crowell

Ella Hall

Ella HallSchoolgirl (unconfirmed)

Grace Henderson

Grace HendersonA Mother

Mae Marsh

Mae MarshSchoolgirl

Frank Opperman

Frank OppermanAt the Bee

Alfred Paget

Alfred PagetAt the Bee

Jack Pickford

Jack PickfordExtra

Crew

D.W. Griffith

D.W. GriffithDirector

Billy Bitzer

Billy BitzerDirector of Photography

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