A railroad engineer adopts a French orphan while he's fighting in the army in World War I, and takes him back to the US when the war ends. Later the boy needs an eye operation that the engineer can't afford, so he takes the rap for a murder he didn't commit in order to get his son the operation.
body { background-color: #000; } p { color: #fff; }In the early 20th century, during the tumultuous era of World War I, a railroad engineer, played by Wallace MacDonald, finds himself entangled in a web of circumstances that lead him to adopt a French orphan, portrayed by Frankie Darro. The engineer's decision to take ...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Tom Forman
Eduardo Notari
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"body { background-color: #000; } p { color: #fff; }In the early 20th century, during the tumultuous era of World War I, a railroad engineer, played by Wallace MacDonald, finds himself entangled in a web of circumstances that lead him to adopt a French orphan, portrayed by Frankie Darro. The engineer's decision to take in the young boy, who was left destitute by the war, marks the beginning of a journey that would test the very fabric of his character and the depths of his compassion.The narrativ..."
Duke R. Lee
Hunt Stromberg, Doris Dorn
United States
