A Christmas Story

A Christmas Story

A Christmas Story

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A Christmas Story

1913

0h 18m

7.0(1 votes)

Drama

Overview

Though her father forbids her to marry Jack Harvey, a poor young artist, Molly Wilson becomes his wife and goes away with him to another town. Bessie, the eldest daughter, an attractive widow with two baby boys and a baby girl, pleads with her father in Molly's behalf, but he is obdurate.

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Tefft Johnson

Father Wilson

Tefft Johnson

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James Morrison

Jack Harvey - the Artist

James Morrison

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Ethel Lloyd

Bessie - the Older Daughter

Ethel Lloyd

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Helene Costello

Bessie's Child

Helene Costello

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Carlotta De Felice

Molly Wilson - the Younger Daughter

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Charles Slattery

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Baby Brad Foley

The Wilson Baby

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