
Annie, left orphaned after the death of her mother, goes to an orphanage where she tells her fellow orphans stories of ghosts and goblins. The matron of the orphanage finds Annie's closest relative, the abusive Uncle Thomp. Big Dave, a neighbor comes to her aid, becoming her protector. Eventually Annie goes to live with Squire Goode and his large family. There, she entertains the children of the household with her stories, but sees her abusive aunt and uncle as her chief tormentors. She tells stories of how the goblins will take away the children if they are not good. War breaks out and Dave, who Annie adores, enlists. In a feverish vision triggered by her distress—revealed later as a nightmare—she imagines receiving news of Dave's battlefield death, delivered mockingly by her uncle, leading to her heartbroken collapse and apparent deathbed vigil.
Directed by Colin Campbell
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Cast

Colleen Moore
Annie

Tom Santschi
Dave Johnson

Harry Lonsdale
Annie's Uncle

Eugenie Besserer
Mrs. Goode

Doris Baker
Orphan

Baby Lillian Wade
Orphan

Ben Alexander
Orphan

Billy Jacobs
Orphan

George Hupp
Orphan

Mae Gaston
Annie's Mother

Lillian Hayward
Aunt Elizabeth

Lafe McKee
The Good Squire
Jean Stone
Little Annie as a Child
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