The School Teacher and the Waif (1912)
Nora, the waif, is forced to attend school. She warms to her teacher for the way that he defends her against the taunts of some of the students, but when she's made to wear a dunce cap, she flees the schoolhouse in shame. Unsupervised by her alcoholic father, Nora becomes a determined truant, wandering the town during school hours. There she catches the attention of a huckster, who convinces her that they will run away and be married. The schoolmaster, meanwhile, preoccupied by Nora's absence, leaves his other students to go find her. He encounters her at a crossroads, being spirited away by the huckster, and calls the man's bluff by saying that he'll find them a minister.
Release Date: 1912-06-26
4.8/10
4.8/10
- Country: US
- Language: No Language
- Runtime: 17
The Street Fakir's Sweetheart
Nora, the Waif
Nora's Father
The School Teacher
The Street Fakir's Assistant
Schoolboy
Schoolgirl (unconfirmed)
A Mother
Schoolgirl
At the Bee
At the Bee
Extra
Student (uncredited)