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The Understudy

The Understudy

Directed by Lorimer Johnston

Starring Winifred Greenwood, Thomas Commerford

Stella Le Vere, an ambitious but struggling actress, is abandoned by her husband and is forced to leave her baby girl, Grace, in the care of an orphan asylum. Later, the child is adopted by a well-to-do and kindly family named Thornton, who bring Grace up in ignorance of her identity.