The Foundling is a 1915 silent film directed by Alan Dwan. The film premiered in 1915, was lost in a fire accident shortly afterwards, and is now a lost film. It was remade as The Foundling in 1916 with the same principal cast, but with a different director, John B. O'Brien, at the helm.
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Plot
Molly O is a poor little girl whose mother died in childbirth and whose father David King rejects her. When David departs to Italy to paint his late wife as the Madonna, Molly O is left behind in a cruel orphanage. She is beloved by the other pupils, but becomes enemies with the matron's niece Jennie. As a result, she is shipped off to live with a boardinghouse proprietress. She is treated more like a slave than as an adopted daughter and decides to run away.
Meanwhile, King returned from Italy and is now a wealthy and successful painter. He regrets having left behind his daughter and now longs for her presence. Jennie pretends to be Molly O to make profit of his wealth and is adopted by him. However, Molly O returns as well. Afraid to tell the truth, she serves as his maid.
Cast
Mary Pickford - Molly O
Edward Martindel - David King
Maggie Weston - Mrs. Grimes
Mildred Morris - Jennie
Marcia Harris - Julia Ember
Tammany Young - Crook