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The Big Brother (1915)
Short | Short, Drama

The Big Brother (1915)

Short | Short, Drama

Lillian Watkins, a girl of good family, works among the poor in the tenement district. The escapades of her sweetheart, Frank Allen, often place his job in jeopardy and also bring him stern lectures from Lillian. She becomes acquainted ...See moreLillian Watkins, a girl of good family, works among the poor in the tenement district. The escapades of her sweetheart, Frank Allen, often place his job in jeopardy and also bring him stern lectures from Lillian. She becomes acquainted with Scraps, a boy of twelve, known as the greatest troublemaker in that section. When he does attend school, he terrorizes the teachers and incites rebellion among the other scholars. Scraps knows all the crooks and often renders them small services. Greatly interested in the boy, Lillian hits upon a plan to reform him: She takes Frank with her to see Scraps and tells the boy that Frank shall be his big brother. It is arranged that the boy shall report once a week at Frank's office and give an account of himself. In acting as Scraps' big brother, Frank finds that he must give up some of his own bad habits. Frank secures Scraps a position in the office as messenger boy. Scraps goes astray on several occasions, which arouses the wrath of his employers, but Frank saves his job for him. Toward the close of summer an expert accountant goes over the books and finds Frank $500 short. He declares his innocence but is unable to prove it. Lillian is horrified, but stands by him. Scraps tells them to wait. He returns shortly with a criminal named Joe Egan, and with Joe's aid he gets George Steel to confess that he altered Frank's books. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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6 cast members

Name	Known for
Frank Bennett Frank Allen Frank Allen See fewer	Intolerance (1916)
Francelia Billington Lillian Watkins Lillian Watkins See fewer	Blind Husbands (1919)
Bobby Ray Scraps of Angel Alley (as Bobby Fuehrer) Scraps of Angel Alley (as Bobby Fuehrer) See fewer	Dugan of the Dugouts (1928)
William H. Brown Henry Watkins (as William Brown) Henry Watkins (as William Brown) See fewer	Cheerful Givers (1917)
George Beranger George Steel George Steel See fewer	The Birth of a Nation (1915)
Ben Lewis J.C. Parks J.C. Parks See fewer	A Sister of Six (1916)