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Battling Jane is a american film of genre Drama directed by Elmer Clifton released in USA on 28 september 1918 with Dorothy Gish

Battling Jane (1918)

Battling Jane
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Released in USA 28 september 1918
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OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Comedy,    Comedy-drama

Battling Jane is an American silent melodrama film released in 1918. It was directed by Elmer Clifton as a vehicle for Dorothy Gish and included some patriotic overtones. According to the Progressive Silent Film List at SilentEra.com, its survival status is unknown.

Synopsis

Jane, a waitress at a small town Maine hotel, assumes guardianship of a baby whose mother has died. The baby's rakish father, Dr. Sheldon, conspires to steal prize money won by Jane after she enters the child in a baby show. Jane manages to hold the doctor and his accomplice at bay until help arrives, then uses the prize money to help the war effort by purchasing Liberty Bonds and donating the rest to the Red Cross.

Actors

Dorothy Gish

(Jane)Katherine MacDonald

(Poliet's daughter)Bertram Grassby
Kate Toncray

(Charwoman)George Nichols

(Dr. Sheldon)
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