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A Girl of the Limberlost (1934)
Elnora Comstock is the badly abused daughter of Katherine Comstock, who blames her because her father was drowned while on the way home the night she was born. She finds her comfort with Margaret and Westley Sinton, a childless neighboring couple, who help her with her school costs, as does the wealthy Mrs. Parker, who takes an interest in the talented young girl. She meets and falls in love with Phillip Ammon, the nephew of Dr. Ammon, but learns that he is already engaged. The money that Elnora has saved for her college education is stolen, and when Mrs. Comstock goes to retrieve it from a suspect, she also learns of the duplicity of her husband, who had been courting a neighboring woman on the night he drowned. She begs forgiveness of Elnora, and the romance of Elnora and Phillip also begins to flourish.
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Elnora Comstock is the badly abused daughter of Katherine Comstock, who blames her because her father was drowned while on the way home the night she was born. She finds her comfort with Margaret and Westley Sinton, a childless neighboring couple, who help her with her school costs, as does the wealthy Mrs. Parker, who takes an interest in the talented young girl. She meets and falls in love with Phillip Ammon, the nephew of Dr. Ammon, but learns that he is already engaged. The money that Elnora has saved for her college education is stolen, and when Mrs. Comstock goes to retrieve it from a suspect, she also learns of the duplicity of her husband, who had been courting a neighboring woman on the night he drowned. She begs forgiveness of Elnora, and the romance of Elnora and Phillip also begins to flourish.
Rating:NR
Genre:Drama
Written By:Adele Comandini
In Theaters:10/14/1934
Box Office:
Runtime:78 minutes
Studio:W.T. Lackey Productions
Cast
Christy Cabanne
Director
Louise Dresser
Katherine Comstock
Ralph Morgan
Wesley Sinton
Marian Marsh
Elnora Comstock
Henry B. Walthall
Dr. Amon
Edward Nugent
Phillip Ammon
Gigi Parrish
Edith Carr
Helen Jerome Eddy
Margaret Sinton
Betty Blythe
Mrs. Parker
Barbara Bedford
Elvira Carney
Robert Ellis
Frank Comstock
Tommy Bupp
Billy
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