The Saving Grace

The Saving Grace

20 mins | Drama, Comedy, Western | Nov. 22, 1914

Molly Kite, the neglected child of a drunken father, rouses the sympathy of the minister, Mr. Shipton, who also teaches the school at Dead Tree. The minister-school-master persuades some of his parishioners to give the girl decent clothes, and he coaxes her into attending school. At first unruly and sullen, she gradually comes to feel that the minister is her best friend. One day she happens to see him meet a strange girl on the street. Apparently overjoyed, he kisses the stranger. Molly rushes into the house, tears off her new clothes, and vows she will never go to school again.

The Saving Grace

20 mins | Drama, Comedy, Western | Nov. 22, 1914

The Saving Grace
Molly Kite, the neglected child of a drunken father, rouses the sympathy of the minister, Mr. Shipton, who also teaches the school at Dead Tree. The minister-school-master persuades some of his parishioners to give the girl decent clothes, and he coaxes her into attending school. At first unruly and sullen, she gradually comes to feel that the minister is her best friend. One day she happens to see him meet a strange girl on the street. Apparently overjoyed, he kisses the stranger. Molly rushes into the house, tears off her new clothes, and vows she will never go to school again.
Producers Majestic Motion Picture Company
Original title The Saving Grace
Directors Christy Cabanne
Writers Anita Loos

Cast

Fred Burns

as Mr. Shipton - the Minister

Dorothy Gish

as Mollie Kite - the Girl

George Siegmann

as Old Kite - Mollie's Father