Film

A City Sparrow

1920 · 50m · Drama

A story that warms your heart to a happy glow

A drama starring Ethel Clayton. Milly West (Clayton) is a dancer who has her heart bent on stardom. She has an admirer in country boy Tim Ennis (Walter Hiers), who lives in the same boarding house as she does, but she turns down his marriage proposal. During a performance, Milly is injured and can't get her strength back to get another gig. Hughie Ray (William Boyd), a pal of Tim's, comes to town and offers to take Milly back to the country to recuperate. She takes him up on his offer and after she has been there a while he proposes. But Milly has been told that her injury makes it impossible for her to bear children; since she knows that Ray loves kids she tries to leave him.

Ethel Clayton

Milly West

Walter Hiers

Tim Ennis

Clyde Fillmore

David Muir

Lillian Leighton

Ma Ennis

William Boyd

Hughie Ray

Rose Cade

Annie

Robert Brower

Parson Neil

Helen Jerome Eddy

Hester Neil

Sylvia Ashton

Mrs. Babb

• Sam WoodDirector
• Clara Genevieve KennedyWriter
• Kate JordanStory

Release date

October 17, 1920

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

50m

Genres

Drama