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The Barefoot Boy (1923)
Dick Alden, a 12-year-old boy mistreated by his stepfather and picked on by the other residents of his village, is wrongly accused of setting fire to the local schoolhouse. He runs away but vows to take his revenge on the village. Years later he gets his chance when he returns to take over the mill he has inherited--he plans to close it down, which would throw most of the people out of work and destroy the economy. However, he runs into someone from his past that could put a halt to his plans.
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Dick Alden, a 12-year-old boy mistreated by his stepfather and picked on by the other residents of his village, is wrongly accused of setting fire to the local schoolhouse. He runs away but vows to take his revenge on the village. Years later he gets his chance when he returns to take over the mill he has inherited--he plans to close it down, which would throw most of the people out of work and destroy the economy. However, he runs into someone from his past that could put a halt to his plans.
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Genre:Drama, Romance
Written By:Wallace Clifton, John Greenleaf Whittier
In Theaters:9/1/1923
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Runtime:58 minutes
Studio:Mission Film Corporation
Cast
David Kirkland
Director
John Bowers
Dick Alden
Marjorie Daw
Mary Truesdale
Sylvia Breamer
Milicent Carter
George A. McDaniel
Rodman Grant
Raymond Hatton
Deacon Holloway
Tully Marshall
Tom Adams
George Periolat
Si Parker
Virginia True Boardman
Mrs. Blake
Brinsley Shaw
Josiah Blake
Harry Todd
Bill Hawkins
Otis Harlan
Wilson
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