The American Beauty

The infant daughter of a wealthy couple is thought to be lost at sea, but she survives and is raised by a poor family.

Cast

Myrtle Stedman

as Ruth Cleave / Mrs. Ellsworth

Elliott Dexter

as Paul Keith

Jack Livingston

as Martin Ellsworth

Howard Davies

as Herbert Lorrimer

Adelaide Woods

as Mrs. Cleave

Edward Ayers

as Cleave

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