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Melissa of the Hills (1917)
Drama

Melissa of the Hills (1917)

Drama

In the Tennessee hills, the feuding Allison and Watts families pay no heed to the preachings and sacrifices of Jethro Stark, a self-styled evangelist whose motherless daughter Melissa dispels quarrels among children of the feuding families...See moreIn the Tennessee hills, the feuding Allison and Watts families pay no heed to the preachings and sacrifices of Jethro Stark, a self-styled evangelist whose motherless daughter Melissa dispels quarrels among children of the feuding families, takes care of her father, and invents money-making schemes to relieve their poverty. While struggling young lawyer Tom Williams and Melissa are in love, she is loved by miserly octogenarian Cyrus Kimball, whose crabbiness Melissa dissipates. When Melissa reads in the newspaper that society lady Mrs. Sanders has offered to give clothes to a deserving girl, she writes a letter requesting a party dress for herself and a new coat for Jethro for the annual revival meeting. Mrs. Sanders visits and her husband recognizes Jethro as a fugitive wanted for murder. When deputy sheriff Sam Allison goes to arrest Jethro, Melissa gets help from the Watts faction, and a battle ensues. After Jethro is killed trying to stop the fighting, his innocence is confirmed, and the feuding families reconcile. Melissa thanks God that Jethro never knew that he was under suspicion. See less

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13 cast members

Name	Known for
Mary Miles Minter Melissa Stark Melissa Stark See fewer	Jenny Be Good (1920)
Spottiswoode Aitken Jethro Stark Jethro Stark See fewer	The Birth of a Nation (1915)
Allan Forrest Tom Williams Tom Williams See fewer	Pampered Youth (1925)
George Periolat Cyrus Kimball Cyrus Kimball See fewer	The Red Lily (1924)
Perry Banks Dr. Brand Dr. Brand See fewer	In Trust (1915)
Harry Clark Cutler Sanders Cutler Sanders See fewer	The Devil's Parade (1930)
Frank Thompson Sam Allison Sam Allison See fewer	Peck o' Pickles (1916)
John Gough Larry Watts Larry Watts See fewer	Border Justice (1924)
Gertrude Le Brandt Mrs. Sanders Mrs. Sanders See fewer	Mama's Affair (1921)
Emma Kluge Mrs. Watts Mrs. Watts See fewer	Molly Go Get 'Em (1918)
Anne Schaefer Sally Smith Sally Smith See fewer	A Little Princess (1917)
R.J. Hand Grandpa Allison Grandpa Allison See fewer	Melissa of the Hills (1917)
Judge Page Grandpa Watts Grandpa Watts See fewer	Melissa of the Hills (1917)