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A Youth of Fortune (1916)

At the urging of his wealthy grandfather, Willie O'Donovan is sent to boarding school by his preoccupied parents, neither of whom shows much interest in the lad. At school, where he falls in love with Mary, a country girl, Willie hears that his grandfather has died and left him $50,000,000 to be managed by whomever Willie is living with on his eighteenth birthday. Mr. and Mrs. O'Donovan, who are in the midst of divorce, both hire private detectives to bring Willie back to them, but after a series of close calls, Willie manages to avoid the detectives and take refuge at the home of Mary's mother.

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Top billed cast

  • Photo of Carter DeHavenCarter DeHavenWillie O'Donovan
  • Photo of Flora Parker DeHavenFlora Parker DeHavenMary
  • Photo of Harry CarterHarry CarterCormack O'Donovan
  • Photo of Harry DeppHarry DeppPeters
  • Photo of Maude GeorgeMaude GeorgeGwendolyn O'Donovan
  • Photo of Doc CraneDoc CraneProfessor Higgenbotham

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