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Little Miss Optimist (1917)
50 min | Drama

Little Miss Optimist (1917)

50 min | Drama

Mazie-Rosie Carden, a waif who pays her board by selling papers on the street, saves the life of starving musician Deal Hendrie by giving him her cherished "lucky dime." Meanwhile, her brother Ben, employed as a weigh-master by the West ...See moreMazie-Rosie Carden, a waif who pays her board by selling papers on the street, saves the life of starving musician Deal Hendrie by giving him her cherished "lucky dime." Meanwhile, her brother Ben, employed as a weigh-master by the West Coal Company, has been discharged on a trumped-up accusation by the company's manager, Samuel Winter, of falsifying weights. Later, West finds proof of Winter's false records, summons him to the house and, after a fight, is killed by his employee. Ben, induced by Mazie to go to West and say that he has been falsely accused, arrives in time to see Winter robbing the body of his employer and taking Mazie's dime, which Hendrie had lost. Winter attacks Ben, knocks him unconscious and escapes, but is seen by Mazie. The next Sunday, while at the church where Hendrie is employed as an organist, Mazie sees Winter contributing the lucky dime and accuses him of murder before the whole congregation. Mazie's accusation is corroborated by her brother Ben, who has regained consciousness to testify against Winter, and all ends happily when Hendrie proposes to Mazie. Written by Pamela Short See less

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6 cast members

Name	Known for
Vivian Martin Mazie-Rosie Carden Mazie-Rosie Carden See fewer	Louisiana (1919)
Tom Moore Deal Hendrie Deal Hendrie See fewer	On Thin Ice (1925)
Charles West Ben Carden Ben Carden See fewer	The White Man's Law (1918)
Ernest Joy John West John West See fewer	Cameo Kirby (1914)
Charles K. Gerrard Samuel Winter (as Charles Gerard) Samuel Winter (as Charles Gerard) See fewer	Dracula (I) (1931)
Helen Bray Belle Laurie Belle Laurie See fewer	Big Timber (1917)