A Poor Relation

Synopsis

Slaving to perfect an invention, Noah Vale tries to keep two orphans--Rip and Patch--and himself by peddling books and is helped by Scallops, a girl who occasionally brings them food. He appeals to Fay, a wealthy relative, for help in marketing his invention and arouses the interest of Fay's pretty daughter. Sterrett, Fay's partner, steals the model but returns it when he discovers it to be worthless. Johnny Smith, Fay's secretary, is fired when he proposes to the boss's daughter; and visiting Vale's attic, he is comforted by his epigrams. Johnny takes them to a newspaper editor, and they are so successful that both Smith and Vale are hired. Vale decides to give up inventing for writing, and Johnny marries Miss Fay despite her father's opposition.

Main Cast

Will Rogers

Noah Vale

Age : 55 | Popularity : 3%

Sylvia Breamer

Miss Fay

Age : 45 | Popularity : 4%

Wallace MacDonald

Johnny Smith

Age : 87 | Popularity : 3%

Sidney Ainsworth

Sterrett

Age : 49 | Popularity : 3%

George B. Williams

Mr. Fay

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Molly Malone

Scallops

Age : 63 | Popularity : 3%

Robert DeVilbiss

Rip

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Jeanette Trebaol

Patch

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Clarence G. Badger
Writing	Writer	Bernard McConville Edward E. Kidder
Camera	Director of Photography	Marcel Le Picard
Department	Role	Name

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