The High-Born Child and the Beggar

The High-Born Child and the Beggar

10 mins | Drama | Oct. 27, 1913

A short melodrama about the friendship between a rich boy (in a wheelchair) and a poor street girl. When he falls seriously ill, she is not allowed to visit him. After his death, she also dies, on the street. In her hand she holds a flower, which was the last gift that the boy gave to her.

The High-Born Child and the Beggar

10 mins | Drama | Oct. 27, 1913

The High-Born Child and the Beggar
A short melodrama about the friendship between a rich boy (in a wheelchair) and a poor street girl. When he falls seriously ill, she is not allowed to visit him. After his death, she also dies, on the street. In her hand she holds a flower, which was the last gift that the boy gave to her.
Producers Kalem Company
Original title The High-Born Child and the Beggar
Directors Edmund Lawrence
Writers

Cast

Adelaide Lawrence

as A Poor Little Beggar Maid

George Stewart

as The Little Crippled Rich Boy

Stephen Purdee

as The Boy's Father

Ethel Phillips

as The Boy's Mother