The School Teacher and the Waif (1912): Cast
The School Teacher and the Waif is a 1912 short drama directed by D.W. Griffith, starring Mary Pickford as Nora, the Waif, Edwin August and Claire McDowell. It runs 17 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 17 min
- Director
- D.W. Griffith
- Genre
- Drama
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is The School Teacher and the Waif About?
The premise of The School Teacher and the Waif without spoilers.
Nora, a neglected waif, is forced into school where a kind teacher defends her from bullies. Humiliated with a dunce cap she runs away, becoming a truant under her alcoholic father's lax watch. In town a huckster promises marriage and escape. The teacher leaves class, finds her, confronts the swindler and demands a minister to legitimize it.
The School Teacher and the Waif Themes & Keywords
· 31 tags- farm girl
- refusing to go to school
- farmer's daughter
- first day of school
- male teacher female student relationship
- bullying
- spelling bee
- dunce cap
- humiliation
- angry girl
- teenage girl
- teacher student relationship
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- saturday night
- drunk father
- locked out of the house
- father spanks daughter
- spanking
- snake oil salesman
- false promise
- corrupting an innocent young woman
- running away
- horseshoe over door
- horse drawn wagon
- unruly class
- protecting someone
- after school
- male teacher attracted female student
- one reeler
- early cinema
- unrequited love
- rural setting
The School Teacher and the Waif Cast & Characters
Mary Pickford leads the cast as Nora, the Waif, with Edwin August as The School Teacher and Claire McDowell as The Street Fakir's Sweetheart. Directed by D.W. Griffith; 16 actors are credited in all.
- Director D.W. Griffith
- Mary Pickford as Nora, the Waif
- Edwin August as The School Teacher
- Claire McDowell as The Street Fakir's Sweetheart
- Robert Harron as Schoolboy
Also Starring in The School Teacher and the Waif
· 12 more- Mae Marsh Schoolgirl
- Alfred Paget At the Bee
- Kate Bruce
- Charles Hill Mailes Nora's Father
- Frank Opperman At the Bee
- Grace Henderson A Mother
- Jack Pickford
- William A. Carroll The Street Fakir's Assistant
- Josephine Crowell
- Antrim Short Student (uncredited)
- Ella Hall Schoolgirl (unconfirmed)
- Bert Hendler A Street Fakir
More from D.W. Griffith
More films directed by D.W. Griffith, best-rated first: Intolerance, The Struggle, Abraham Lincoln and Lady of the Pavements.
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The School Teacher and the Waif FAQ: Cast & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of The School Teacher and the Waif, each answered in a sentence.
How long is The School Teacher and the Waif?
The School Teacher and the Waif runs 17 minutes.
When was The School Teacher and the Waif released?
The School Teacher and the Waif was released on June 26, 1912.
Who directed The School Teacher and the Waif?
The School Teacher and the Waif was directed by D.W. Griffith.
More films by D.W. Griffith Who is in the cast of The School Teacher and the Waif?
The School Teacher and the Waif stars Mary Pickford as Nora, the Waif, Edwin August as The School Teacher and Claire McDowell as The Street Fakir's Sweetheart, among 16 credited actors.
Does The School Teacher and the Waif have a post-credit scene?
No. The School Teacher and the Waif has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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