Plot Summary
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.
Full Cast & Characters
Edwin August
The School Teacher
Mary Pickford
Nora, the Waif
Charles Hill Mailes
Nora's Father
Bert Hendler
A Street Fakir
Claire McDowell
The Street Fakir's Sweetheart
William A. Carroll
The Street Fakir's Assistant
Robert Harron
Schoolboy
Kate Bruce
Josephine Crowell
Ella Hall
Schoolgirl (unconfirmed)
Grace Henderson
A Mother
Mae Marsh
Schoolgirl
Director & Crew
D.W. Griffith
Director
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It has an IMDb rating of 4.8/10 based on 4 votes.
Who directed The School Teacher and the Waif?
The School Teacher and the Waif was directed by D.W. Griffith and released in 1912.
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The School Teacher and the Waif has a runtime of 0 hours and 17 minutes.
Movie Details
- Release Date
- 1912-06-26
- Status
- Released