Movie Description
The School Teacher and the Waif
(1912)Overview
Nora, the waif, is forced to attend school. She warms to her teacher for the way that he defends her against the taunts of some of the students, but when she's made to wear a dunce cap, she flees the schoolhouse in shame. Unsupervised by her alcoholic father, Nora becomes a determined truant, wandering the town during school hours. There she catches the attention of a huckster, who convinces her that they will run away and be married. The schoolmaster, meanwhile, preoccupied by Nora's absence, leaves his other students to go find her. He encounters her at a crossroads, being spirited away by the huckster, and calls the man's bluff by saying that he'll find them a minister.
Cast
The School Teacher
Nora, the Waif
Nora's Father
A Street Fakir
The Street Fakir's Sweetheart
The Street Fakir's Assistant
Schoolboy
Schoolgirl (unconfirmed)
A Mother
Schoolgirl
At the Bee
At the Bee
Extra
Student (uncredited)
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Facts
Original TitleThe School Teacher and the Waif
Status Released
Release Information
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1912-06-26
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 00h 17m
Production CompaniesAmerican Mutoscope & Biograph
Genres
- Drama
