The Adventures of Billy
18/10/1911
Little Billy, the bootblack, finding luck against him, decides to move to some other town. To do this he must walk, as he hasn’t the wherewithal for a railroad ticket. While trudging through the country, he falls into the hands of a couple of sinister-looking tramps, and they at once, by threats, force him to beg for them. A day or so later, the tramps hold up an old man, and while procuring his money throw him down with such force as to unintentionally kill him. Panic-stricken at their awful deed, they feel that the boy’s knowledge of the affair will prove disastrous for them, and so they decide to get rid of him. Through the sagacity of a dog the boy is saved and the tramps are captured.
Movie Information
Edna Foster
as Billy
Donald Crisp
as First Tramp
Joseph Graybill
as Second Tramp
Dell Henderson
as Rich Man
Claire McDowell
as Rich Woman
D.W. Griffith
as On Bench
Kate Bruce
as The Maid
Frank Evans
as The Farmer
W. Chrystie Miller
as Robbery Victim
Grace Henderson
as Woman on Porch
Harry Hyde
as On Lawn
Charles Hill Mailes
as Farmhand / Rescuer
Marie Newton
as Young Girl
Alfred Paget
as Farmhand / Rescuer
