
A Petal on the Current
Drama
Overview
A shop girl finds herself disgraced after being pressured into drinking too much at a party and getting arrested for public drunkenness.
Top Cast


Mary MacLaren
Mary MacLaren
Stella Schump
Mary MacLaren
Stella Schump


Gertrude Claire
Gertrude Claire
Stella's mother
Gertrude Claire
Stella's mother


Fritzi Ridgeway
Fritzi Ridgeway
Cora Kinealy
Fritzi Ridgeway
Cora Kinealy


Robert Anderson
Robert Anderson
John Gilley
Robert Anderson
John Gilley


Beatrice Burnham
Beatrice Burnham
Gertie Cobb
Beatrice Burnham
Gertie Cobb


Victor Potel
Victor Potel
Victor Potel


David Butler
David Butler
Ed Kinealy
David Butler
Ed Kinealy
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