Film

Charity Castle

1917 · 50m · Comedy · Drama

Charity and her young brother are taken in by Merlin Durand, the son of a penurious millionaire, when their mother, a poor cleaning woman, dies. Charity is a strong believer in the world of fairy tales, and calls Merlin "The Prince". Merlin's cheapskate father cuts off his allowance until he gets a job and earns a salary, then leaves home for a "water cure". His servants immediately take a vacation, leaving the house empty, so Charity and Merlin hide there until Merlin can find a job. Charity begins to call the mansion "Charity Castle". They soon wind up involved with a strange cast of characters, including a burglar and an unemployed Shakespearean actor.

Mary Miles Minter

Charity

Clifford Callis

The Prince

Allan Forrest

Merlin Durand

Eugenie Forde

Zelma Verona

Henry A. Barrows

Simon Durand

Ashton Dearholt

Elmer Trent

Robert Klein

Graves

Spottiswoode Aitken

Lucius Garrett

George Ahearn

Bill Turner

J. Gordon Russell

Sam Smith

• Lloyd IngrahamDirector
• Doty HobartWriter

Release date

September 3, 1917

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

50m

Genres

Comedy, Drama