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The School Teacher and the Waif (1912)
Short | 17 min | Short, Comedy, Drama

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The School Teacher and the Waif (1912)

Short | 17 min | Short, Comedy, Drama

Nora, a wild girl who lives with her alcoholic father, is forced to attend school. The untamed girl, who does not know how to socialize, is soon taunted by the other children. She warms towards the kind schoolteacher, as he befriends and ...See moreNora, a wild girl who lives with her alcoholic father, is forced to attend school. The untamed girl, who does not know how to socialize, is soon taunted by the other children. She warms towards the kind schoolteacher, as he befriends and encourages her, until she is told to wear the dunce cap at a spelling bee. She then angrily leaves the school and encounters a slick huckster. He convinces her they will run away and be married. Meanwhile, the schoolteacher, concerned over the waif's absence, goes looking for her. He encounters her at a crossroad, being spirited away by the cad. He calls the man's bluff by telling them he will get the minister to marry them at once. The huckster high-tails it out of town, leaving a rejected Nora. The caring schoolteacher, lovingly escorts her back to school. Written by Pamela Short See less

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17 cast members

Name	Known for
Edwin August The School Teacher The School Teacher See fewer	The Yellow Passport (1916)
Mary Pickford Nora - the Waif Nora - the Waif See fewer	Coquette (1929)
Charles Hill Mailes Nora's Father Nora's Father See fewer	The Mark of Zorro (1920)
Bert Hendler A Street Fakir A Street Fakir See fewer	An Indian Summer (1912)
Claire McDowell The Street Fakir's Sweetheart The Street Fakir's Sweetheart See fewer	Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)
William A. Carroll The Street Fakir's Assistant The Street Fakir's Assistant See fewer	The Blue Bonnet (1919)
Kate Bruce Actress Actress See fewer	Gretchen the Greenhorn (1916)
Josephine Crowell Actress Actress See fewer	The Birth of a Nation (1915)
Ella Hall Schoolgirl (unconfirmed) Schoolgirl (unconfirmed) See fewer	New Love for Old (1918)
Robert Harron Schoolboy Schoolboy See fewer	Intolerance (1916)
Grace Henderson A Mother A Mother See fewer	A Corner in Wheat (1909)
Mae Marsh Schoolgirl Schoolgirl See fewer	The Birth of a Nation (1915)
Frank Opperman At the Bee At the Bee See fewer	During the Round-Up (1913)
Alfred Paget At the Bee At the Bee See fewer	Intolerance (1916)
Jack Pickford Extra Extra See fewer	Brown of Harvard (1926)
Lillian Hamilton Schoolgirl (uncredited) Schoolgirl (uncredited) See fewer	Bucking the Tiger (1917)
Antrim Short Student (uncredited) Student (uncredited) See fewer	Tom Sawyer (1917)