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A Roadside Impresario (1917)
50 min | Drama

A Roadside Impresario (1917)

50 min | Drama

Giuseppe Franchini lives with his little daughter Francesca and pet bear Bruno on the Italian coast. One day, Giuseppe sees a shipwrecked man offshore and swims to his rescue, but in doing so, he is carried out to sea. Upon his return, he ...See moreGiuseppe Franchini lives with his little daughter Francesca and pet bear Bruno on the Italian coast. One day, Giuseppe sees a shipwrecked man offshore and swims to his rescue, but in doing so, he is carried out to sea. Upon his return, he finds that his wife has died of shock at the news of his drowning, and the stranger has taken away the little girl. Years later, Giuseppe travels to America with Bruno where they are arrested for invading an apiary on the Vandergrift estate. Giuseppe is befriended by Vandergrift's daughter Adelaide, but Bruno is sent to jail for his crimes. To pay Bruno's fine, Giuseppe takes a job in a roadhouse owned by John Slade. Here, he learns of Slade's plans to smear Adelaide's fiancé, Craig Winton, the reform candidate for mayor. Giuseppe presents proof of Slade's corruption to Adelaide, who turns it over to her father. When Giuseppe meets Vandergrift, he recognizes him as the man he rescued, but, realizing that Adelaide is happy in her life, he leaves town without letting her know that he is her real father. See less

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8 cast members

Name	Known for
George Beban Giuseppe Franchini Giuseppe Franchini See fewer	The Loves of Ricardo (1926)
Jose Melville Francesca Franchini Francesca Franchini See fewer	The Winning Girl (1919)
Julia Faye Adelaide Vandergrift Adelaide Vandergrift See fewer	The Ten Commandments (1956)
Harry De Vere J. Stewart Vandergrift J. Stewart Vandergrift See fewer	The Beast (1916)
Harrison Ford Craig Winton Craig Winton See fewer	Proud Flesh (1925)
Fred Huntley John Slade John Slade See fewer	The Ne'er Do Well (1915)
William A. Carroll Gibbs, the Butler (as W.A. Carroll) Gibbs, the Butler (as W.A. Carroll) See fewer	The Blue Bonnet (1919)
Adele Farrington Lizzie Cosgrove Lizzie Cosgrove See fewer	Too Much Johnson (1919)