The Alien
Released: July 1, 1915Runtime: 100 min
Poor ditch-digger, Pietro Massena, lovingly raises his daughter Rosina. After Phil Griswold's inheritance goes to his brother William, Phil orchestrates a series of crimes to get money framing Pietro. First he has a friend rob a flower shop then when William refuses him money, Phil kidnaps William's daughter Dorothy and sends a ransom note, blaming Pietro. William accidentally runs over Rosina while searching for Pietro in the slums. The grieving Pietro is then framed for the kidnapping when he visits the flower shop for a rose for Rosina's coffin on Christmas morning. The situation is resolved when William announces Dorothy has been found, and Pietro, despite an offer of compensation, sorrowfully returns home.
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George Beban
as Pietro Massena
Blanche Schwed
as Rosina Massena
Edward Gillespie
as Inspector Lynch
Jack Nelson
as Phil Griswold
Hayward Ginn
as William Griswold
Andrea Lynne
as Mrs. William Griswold
Thelma Salter
as Dorothy Griswold
John Davidson
as Robbins
Edith Macbride
as The Cashier of the Flower Shop
J Frank Burke
as The Proprietor of the Flower Shop
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