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Faithful (1910)
Adonese is returning home from seeing the woman he is courting, and he is driving around a corner when his car accidentally brushes against the tramp 'Faithful' and knocks him over. Feeling sorry for him, Adonese helps him up and buys him a new suit of clothes. The naively innocent Faithful reads too much into this gesture, and he begins to follow his benefactor everywhere, expecting to receive future gifts.
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Adonese is returning home from seeing the woman he is courting, and he is driving around a corner when his car accidentally brushes against the tramp 'Faithful' and knocks him over. Feeling sorry for him, Adonese helps him up and buys him a new suit of clothes. The naively innocent Faithful reads too much into this gesture, and he begins to follow his benefactor everywhere, expecting to receive future gifts.
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Genre:Comedy, Romance
Written By:Frank E. Woods
In Theaters:3/21/1910
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Runtime:12 minutes
Studio:Biograph Company
Cast
D.W. Griffith
Director
Arthur V. Johnson
John Dobbs [Adonese]
Mack Sennett
Zeke [Faithful]
Florence Barker
John's Sweetheart
Kate Bruce
John's Sweetheart's Mother
Frank Powell
The Butler
Billy Quirk
Neighbor
Francis J. Grandon
Neighbor
Dell Henderson
Bystander
W. Chrystie Miller
Neighbor
Anthony O'Sullivan
Bystander / Neighbor
Dorothy West
Neighbor
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