The Adventures of Billy (1911)

The Adventures of Billy

1911

Drama Crime

Synopsis

Little Billy, the bootblack, finding luck against him, decides to move to some other town. To do this he must walk, as he hasn’t the wherewithal for a railroad ticket. While trudging through the country, he falls into the hands of a couple of sinister-looking tramps, and they at once, by threats, force him to beg for them. A day or so later, the tramps hold up an old man, and while procuring his money throw him down with such force as to unintentionally kill him. Panic-stricken at their awful deed, they feel that the boy’s knowledge of the affair will prove disastrous for them, and so they decide to get rid of him. Through the sagacity of a dog the boy is saved and the tramps are captured.

Credits

Director

D.W. Griffith

Cast

Claire McDowell as Rich Woman

D.W. Griffith as On Bench

Dell Henderson as Rich Man

Donald Crisp as First Tramp

Edna Foster as Billy

Frank Evans as The Farmer

Grace Henderson as Woman on Porch

Joseph Graybill as Second Tramp