
Children of Dust
Drama · Romance · War
Overview
Young Terwilliger, an orphan boy in New York City, "adopts" Old Archer, the caretaker of Gramercy Park, after the man is arrested for beating Terwiliger for picking a flower for his dead mother. As Terwilliger grows up, he falls in love with Helen Raymond, a pretty neighborhood girl, but finds a rival for her in Harvey Livermore. When World War I breaks out both boys enlist in the army and are sent to the front lines. Complications ensue.
Top Cast


Johnnie Walker
Johnnie Walker
Terwilliger
Johnnie Walker
Terwilliger


Pauline Garon
Pauline Garon
Helen Raymond
Pauline Garon
Helen Raymond


Lloyd Hughes
Lloyd Hughes
Harvey Livermore
Lloyd Hughes
Harvey Livermore


Bert Woodruff
Bert Woodruff
Old Archer
Bert Woodruff
Old Archer


George Nichols
George Nichols
Terwilliger's Stepfather
George Nichols
Terwilliger's Stepfather


Mary Carr
Mary Carr
Terwilliger's Mother
Mary Carr
Terwilliger's Mother


Frankie Lee
Frankie Lee
Terwilliger - as a child
Frankie Lee
Terwilliger - as a child


Josephine Adair
Josephine Adair
Helen Raymond - as a child
Josephine Adair
Helen Raymond - as a child
Newton Hall
Newton Hall
Harvey Livermore - as a child
Newton Hall
Harvey Livermore - as a child
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