The Two Fathers (1911)
An impoverished father is forced to give up his daughter for adoption. After she is grown, she realizes she has two fathers: her real one and her "adopted" one.
Top billed cast
Florence LawrenceGladys
Arthur V. JohnsonThe Real Father
Harry MyersThe Adopted Father
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