The Child of Destiny (1916)

Plot Summary

Alita, a child who has been left in the care of Mr. and Mrs. Putnam in a desolate swamp country, reaches the age when she is to be prepared for the world, and the Putnams send word to Judge Gates, her guardian, to come for her. Her life has been spent in the swamps with a half-witted boy, "Weird Willie," and many animals and birds of that country, as her only playmates. Judge Gates receives the letter at his bachelor apartment, which he shares with a younger friend and companion, Bob Stange. Through the accidental dropping of a marriage license the Judge discovers that Bob is about to become a benedict, despite the fact that they had a compact never to marry, on the theory that all women are deceitful.

Full Cast & Characters

Irene Fenwick

Alita

Ganna Walska

Constance

Robert Elliott

Bob Stange

Roy Applegate

Judge Gates

Roy Clair

Weird Willie

William Yearance

Professor Jaeger

Martin Faust

Oswald, His Son

William B. Davidson

Calvin Baker

R.A. Bresee

Putnam

Elizabeth Le Roy

Mrs. Putnam

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