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Darling Mine (1920)

  • Drama

Persuaded by a letter from her Aunt Agnes in America, Kitty McCarthy ( Olive Thomas ) travels from Ireland to New York City, there she meets Gordon Davis, a successful playwright, who directs her to her aunt's address on the East Side. Kitty soon discovers her aunt living in a tenement, a confirmed alcoholic. Through her niece's care, Agnes is cured, and one day Davis appears and offers Kitty a part in a comedy that he has written. She accepts, and once backstage meets Vera Maxwell, the victim of an unhappy affair with Oscar Savoy. Kitty brings the lovelorn couple back together but is unsuccessful in arranging her own romance with Davis' nephew Roger until Davis finally intervenes, and a happy ending prevails for all.

Release date
August 16, 1920
Runtime
50m
Language
English
Director
Laurence Trimble
Status
Released
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Top cast

  • Olive ThomasKitty McCarthy
  • Walter McGrailRoger Davis
  • Walt WhitmanJames McCarthy
  • J. Barney SherryGordon Davis
  • Margaret McWadeAgnes McCarthy
  • Betty SchadeVera Maxwell
  • Richard TuckerJay Savoy
  • Colin Kenny
  • Andrew Arbuckle
  • Anna Dodge

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