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The Primrose Ring
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The Primrose Ring

1917-05-07 · 50 min · Not rated

Drama

Margaret MacLean, who has been saved from life in a wheelchair by the miracle of medicine, vows to devote her life to caring for crippled children. She becomes a nurse in the children's ward of Dr. MacLean's hospital, but after the beloved doctor's death, his son Bob returns home from abroad and decrees that he is closing the ward and that Margaret's little charges must leave the hospital. Furious, Margaret quits her job and storms out, with Bob in pursuit. As he rushes across the street, Bob is struck by a car and must be hospitalized. During his convalescence, he realizes that he is in love with Margaret and decides to have a home built for her and her patients. Unable to locate Margaret, Bob hires detectives, who find her and bring her to the home. There Margaret finds that all her dreams have come true as she sees her little charges happily living in their new home and gladly accepts Bob's proposal of marriage

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Directors
Robert Z. Leonard
Production companies
Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

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Mae MurrayMae MurrayMargaret MacLean
Tom MooreTom MooreBob MacLean
Winter HallWinter HallDr. Ralph MacLean
Billy JacobsBilly JacobsSandy (as Little Billy Jacobs)
Mayme KelsoMayme KelsoMiss Foote
Loretta YoungLoretta YoungFairy (uncredited)

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