The Old Silver Watch

Mary Collins dies leaving two children; Mildred ('Lucie') and Frank. On her deathbed, she gives Frank a silver watch that belonged to his father. The children are separated from each other and grow up with foster parents. Lucie and Frank meet again when he rescues her from a thief. They fall in love, unaware they are brother and sister. On their wedding day Frank is shot by the vengeful thief. The bullet however is stopped by the silver watch. On seeing the watch, Lucie realizes that they are brother and sister; the marriage is cancelled.

Maurice Costello

Frank as an Adult

Leah Baird

Mildred as an Adult

Kenneth Casey

Frank - the Little Boy Who Ran Away from Home

Adele DeGarde

Mildred - the Little Boy's Sister

Rose Tapley

The Children's Distraught Mother

Van Dyke Brooke

The Children's Stepfather

Harry T. Morey

A Bandit

Kate Price

Flora Finch

Helen Gardner

Logan Paul

• Van Dyke BrookeDirector

Release date

March 19, 1912

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

13m

Rated

NR

Genres

Drama