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A Little Brother of the Rich (1919)
60 min | Drama

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A Little Brother of the Rich (1919)

60 min | Drama

Paul Potter, the captain of the Yale football team, becomes engaged to Sylvia Castle after promising her father that they will live in their hometown in Indiana. When Sylvia visits Yale for the senior prom, however, and sees that Paul is ...See morePaul Potter, the captain of the Yale football team, becomes engaged to Sylvia Castle after promising her father that they will live in their hometown in Indiana. When Sylvia visits Yale for the senior prom, however, and sees that Paul is embarrassed by her small town manner and dress, and is attracted to Muriel Evers, a married society woman, she releases him from his promise. She then returns to Indiana while Paul advances to Wall Street. After Sylvia's father dies, she works and meets an alcoholic actor, Henry Leamington, who encourages her to become an actress while she helps him conquer his affliction. In New York, after Sylvia becomes well-known, she meets Paul, unhappily married to Muriel, and they realize that they still love each other. After Muriel dies in an automobile accident, Paul, thinking an actress wife would harm his business reputation, proposes that Sylvia become his mistress. Sylvia, now convinced of Paul's character, marries Henry. Written by AFI See less

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6 cast members

Name	Known for
J. Barney Sherry Henry Leamington Henry Leamington See fewer	The Warrens of Virginia (1924)
Kathryn Adams Sylvia Castle Sylvia Castle See fewer	Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman (1917)
Frank Mayo Paul Potter Paul Potter See fewer	Souls for Sale (1923)
Lila Leslie Muriel Evers Muriel Evers See fewer	What's to Do? (1933)
John Gilbert Carl Wilmerding (as Jack Gilbert) Carl Wilmerding (as Jack Gilbert) See fewer	Downstairs (1932)
Ruth Royce Undetermined Role (uncredited) Undetermined Role (uncredited) See fewer	The Man Trackers (1921)