Adventure ·Family · United States of America · 1921 · 50m

The Big Adventure

Director

Cast

B. Reeves Eason Jr. as Patches Fred Herzog as Old Whiskers Lee Shumway as John Wellborn Molly Shafer as Mrs. Lane Gertrude Olmstead as Sally

Crew

J. Edward Hungerford — Story

Tagline

Thrills, Tears, Mystery Smiles for Old and Young

Synopsis

Patches, a kind-hearted orphan of the slums, finds life unbearable under the cruel abuse of his stepfather, Old Whiskers, for whose support he is forced to steal. Stowing away in a freight car with his dog, he escapes to a neighboring town where he is given a home by Mrs. Lane, sister of the town judge.

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