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The Trouble Buster

A Story of Love, Pluck and Thrills of City Streets and Romance In a "Big Town."

1917 50 minutes

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Soon after arriving in the U.S., Romanian immigrant Franz Libelt dies, leaving his daughter Michelna an orphan. The girl is befriended by newsboy Blackie Moyle, who invites her to share his home, which is a large piano box in a vacant lot. After he teaches her to be a "newsie," she cuts her hair, dresses as a boy, and changes her name to Mike. When Blackie is blinded while protecting her from a thief, Mike is forced to find a way to support them both

Released

8th October 1917

108 years ago

Runtime

50 minutes

Finishes at 1:39pm

Directed by

Frank Reicher

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Written by

Tom Forman

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