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The Hidden Children (1917)
Directed by Oscar Apfel
Overview
In accordance with an Iroquois custom, two women unknown to each other decide to make their babies “hidden children” by giving them to Native American foster-parents until they reach maturity. A boy and a girl are thus raised within the Iroquois community. Upon learning of their true heritage and the custom’s purpose, they return to their original people. They are then expected to marry each other to bring a fresh spirit into the tribe.
Length 50 minutes
Actors
Harold Lockwood | May Allison | Lillian West | Henry Hebert | George A. McDaniel | Lester Cuneo | Lillian Hayward | Howard Davies | Arthur Allardt | Albert Ellis | Daniel Davis | Clara Lucas | Charles Cummings