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The Spirit of '17

191850mNRMovieDrama

Davy Glidden is the son of the adjutant general in charge of an old soldier's home in a small town near the Top Copper mine. Davy idolizes Capt. Jerico Norton, an aged veteran of the home who entertains the boy with stories of his exploits…

DirectorWilliam Desmond Taylor
WritersJulia Crawford Ivers·Judge Willis Brown

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Cast · Directed by William Desmond Taylor

JPJack Pickford
Jack Pickford
Davy Glidden
CGClarence Geldart
Clarence Geldart
Adjutant Blidden
ECEdythe Chapman
Edythe Chapman
Mrs. Glidden
LW
L.N. Wells
Capt. Jerico Norton
CACharles Arling
Charles Arling
John Edwards
VW
Virginia Ware
Mrs. Edwards
KMKatherine MacDonald
Katherine MacDonald
Flora Edwards
JFJim Farley
Jim Farley
Carl Bender

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