
Young Artie Hamilton gets expelled from college, and his angered father--a wealthy railroad baron--throws him out of the house. Artie tells his father that within a year he'll have made enough money that he could buy his father's railroad.

George Ade, William B. Courtney
United States

Artie, the Millionaire Kid: A Glimpse into Early American Ambition and Artifice Stepping back into the nascent years of cinema, one encounters a fascinating tapestry of storytelling, often reflecting the societal mores and burgeoning aspirations of its time. Artie, the Millionaire Kid, a 1915 product...

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" Artie, the Millionaire Kid: A Glimpse into Early American Ambition and Artifice Stepping back into the nascent years of cinema, one encounters a fascinating tapestry of storytelling, often reflecting the societal mores and burgeoning aspirations of its time. Artie, the Millionaire Kid, a 1915 production penned by George Ade and William B. Courtney, emerges as a spirited relic from this era, a narrative steeped in the classic American archetype of the self-made (or, in this cas..."


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