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The Black Sheep

The Black Sheep

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Drama

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You would think that the death of his wife through his dissipation and neglect would have brought Jack Moreland to his senses. Instead he is more dissipated, and deserts his child, Clara, who is taken by her uncle, Harold Moreland, and brought up in ignorance of her father's existence.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

15 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

19 July 1912

Country

United States of America

Cast

Maurice Costello

Maurice Costello

Harold Moreland - the Black Sheep's Brother

Helene Costello

Helene Costello

Clara Moreland as a Child

Zena Keefe

Zena Keefe

Clara Moreland as an Adult

James Morrison

James Morrison

Percival Summers - Clara's Sweetheart

Leah Baird

Leah Baird

Mrs. Moreland - Clara's Mother

Rose Tapley

Rose Tapley

Mrs. Harold Moreland

Leonard Grover

Leonard Grover

The Doctor

Harry Northrup

Harry Northrup

Edwin R. Phillips

Edwin R. Phillips

Jack Moreland - the Black Sheep

Herbert Barry

Herbert Barry

Percival's Brother

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