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  • The Book Agent (1917)
  • 50 min | Comedy, Drama
The Book Agent (1917)
50 min | Comedy, Drama

Harry Kelly, a bookseller, meets pretty young Mollie Lester at a women's seminary. He runs into her again sometime later when he finds her employed as nurse to the wealthy invalid Crandall Barker. What Barker doesn't know is that Mollie is...See moreHarry Kelly, a bookseller, meets pretty young Mollie Lester at a women's seminary. He runs into her again sometime later when he finds her employed as nurse to the wealthy invalid Crandall Barker. What Barker doesn't know is that Mollie is the child of his daughter whom he had disinherited some years earlier. Barker takes to Harry, and hires him as a sort of jester to keep him amused. Then Harry learns of a plot by Barker's nephew, a reverend and a doctor to kidnap the old man and swindle him out of his money. Written by frankfob2@yahoo.com See less
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Updated May 14, 1917

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May 14, 1917 (United States)

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8 cast members
Name Known for
George Walsh
Harry Kelly Harry Kelly   See fewer
Doris Pawn
Mollie Lester Mollie Lester   See fewer
William Burress
Crandall Barker Crandall Barker   See fewer
Reginald Everett
Dana Sneed Dana Sneed   See fewer
Willard Louis
Rev. A. Ginem Rev. A. Ginem   See fewer
Josef Swickard
Dr. Newdope (as Joseph Swickard) Dr. Newdope (as Joseph Swickard)   See fewer
Velma Whitman
Mollie's Mother Mollie's Mother   See fewer
Phil Gastrock
The Lawyer The Lawyer   See fewer
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