The Trouble Buster
“A Story of Love, Pluck and Thrills of City Streets and Romance In a "Big Town."”
1917•50m•Released
Drama
Soon after arriving in the U.S., Romanian immigrant Franz Libelt dies, leaving his daughter Michelna an orphan. The girl is befriended by newsboy Blackie Moyle, who invites her to share his home, which is a large piano box in a vacant lot. After he teaches her to be a "newsie," she cuts her hair, dresses as a boy, and changes her name to Mike. When Blackie is blinded while protecting her from a thief, Mike is forced to find a way to support them both
Director
Frank Reicher
Languages
No Language
Studio
Pallas Pictures
Cast
Vivian Martin
Michelna Libelt
James Neill
Franz Libelt
Paul Willis
'Blackie' Moyle
Charles West
Tip Morgan
Mary Mersch
Ruth Camden
Vera Lewis
Mrs. Westfall
Louise Harris
Mrs. Camden
Production
Company
Pallas Pictures
Producer
Julia Crawford Ivers
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