The Sunbeam (1916)
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Big-hearted Prue, living in the slums, and Danny O'Maddigan, a reformed crook, want to buy a birthday cake for Prue's 75-year-old grandmother. They live across the hall from Ellen Rutherford, the destitute widow of Steven Rutherford, Jr., who was disinherited by his father, a wealthy candy manufacturer. Prue, who works at the candy factory, gives Ellen the money that was meant for her grandmother's cake so Ellen will be able to care for her son Bobby. Frustrated over the loss of the money, Danny steals the price of a cake from the factory's safe, leaving the safe's door open in his haste to depart.
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Mabel TaliaferroPrue MasonHelen AlexandriaEllen Rutherford
Raymond McKeeDanny O'MaddiganGerald GriffinStephen RutherfordMaggie BreyerGranny
Warner AndersonBobby RutherfordLillian ShaffnerMrs. Helen Van TuylAl LeeLauncelot Van Tuyl
Louis WolheimBiff - the BruteEddie RedwayIke - the RatDaniel BertonaHogan - the Mush
David ThompsonStephen Rutherford, Jr.Movie DNA
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What is The Sunbeam about?
Big-hearted Prue, living in the slums, and Danny O'Maddigan, a reformed crook, want to buy a birthday cake for Prue's 75-year-old grandmother. They live across the hall from Ellen Rutherford, the destitute widow of Steven Rutherford, Jr., who was disinherited by his father, a wealthy candy manufacturer. Prue, who works at the candy factory, gives Ellen the money that was meant for her grandmother's cake so Ellen will be able to care for her son Bobby. Frustrated over the loss of the money, Danny steals the price of a cake from the factory's safe, leaving the safe's door open in his haste to depart.
How long is The Sunbeam?
The Sunbeam has a runtime of 50 minutes.