A Romance of Old California - Cast

A Romance of Old California (1915)
Short | Short, Drama, Romance

Primary photo for A Romance of Old California

A Romance of Old California (1915)

Short | Short, Drama, Romance

The blind son of the wealthy don loves Chiquita, the peon's stepdaughter, but his mercenary cousin schemes to make a match between the boy and her own daughter. The don's brother, a physician, studies the boy's affliction and believes that...See moreThe blind son of the wealthy don loves Chiquita, the peon's stepdaughter, but his mercenary cousin schemes to make a match between the boy and her own daughter. The don's brother, a physician, studies the boy's affliction and believes that he can cure him. He discovers the boy's secret, but remains silent, even after the scheming mother has revealed her tactics and the boy's father, also, has expressed his hope that the children marry. Chiquita, fearing that her lover may not deem her pretty enough when he can see, buys a string of beads to enhance her beauty. Her drunken stepfather is furious at this waste of money which should have come to him, and ill-treats the girl. His sight restored, the boy asks for Chiquita, and the doctor goes in search of her. She has become ill and delirious through brooding and has wandered away. The doctor barely saves her from throwing herself off the top of a ruined wall. Lifting her unconscious form, he bears it to the hacienda and joins his entreaties to those of the boy, whose family are scandalized. When Chiquita opens her eyes, she finds that her dream has come true; her lover thinks her beautiful, and his father consents to their marriage. The scheming cousin and her mother are unable to understand how so proud a man as the don can countenance the alliance of his heir with a lowborn girl, but then, they do not understand what love is. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

Contacts

+ Add

Become a member to see contact information for A Romance of Old California.

Cast	+ Add Cast
7 cast members

Name	Known for
Victor Rodman The Don's Blind Son (as Victor Rottman) The Don's Blind Son (as Victor Rottman) See fewer	Trapping the Bachelor (1916)
Mary Malatesta Chiquita Chiquita See fewer	The Girl from Porcupine (1921)
Joseph McDermott Chiquita's Father Chiquita's Father See fewer	Perils of the Yukon (1922)
Walter V. Coyle The Don (as Walter Coyle) The Don (as Walter Coyle) See fewer	Love's Plaything (1921)
Laura La Varnie The Don's Cousin (as Mrs. LaVarnie) The Don's Cousin (as Mrs. LaVarnie) See fewer	Vanity Fair (1923)
Marie Newton The Don's Cousin's Daughter The Don's Cousin's Daughter See fewer	The Woman in Black (I) (1914)
Ivan Christy The Surgeon The Surgeon See fewer	Seven Footprints to Satan (1929)