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A Jewel in Pawn (1917)
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50 min | Drama

A Jewel in Pawn (1917)

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50 min | Drama

Widow Martin struggles to rear her little daughter Nora amid the squalor of the slums yet imbue her with the refinement to which she had been accustomed in her girlhood. Fearing that she is losing the battle, Mrs. Martin decides to turn to...See moreWidow Martin struggles to rear her little daughter Nora amid the squalor of the slums yet imbue her with the refinement to which she had been accustomed in her girlhood. Fearing that she is losing the battle, Mrs. Martin decides to turn to her wealthy father, who had disowned her upon her marriage years earlier. To raise funds for the trip, she pawns Nora to Aaron Levovitch, an aged pawnbroker with a heart of gold under his gruff exterior. Upon reaching her father's house, Mrs. Martin falls ill and dies before she can relate her story, and Nora is raised by the pawnbroker until a reporter prints her human interest story of a "jewel in pawn." The girl's grandfather reads the article and claims Nora, then sends her to a fashionable boarding school. Nora longs for her home in the slums and her sweetheart Jimmy, however, and so returns to marry Jimmy in an elaborate traditional Jewish ceremony at the pawnbroker's home. Written by Pamela Short See less

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8 cast members

Name	Known for
Ella Hall Nora Martin Nora Martin See fewer	New Love for Old (1918)
Maie Hall Mrs. Martin Mrs. Martin See fewer	A Jewel in Pawn (1917)
Antrim Short Jimmy Jimmy See fewer	Tom Sawyer (1917)
Walter Belasco Aaron Levovitch Aaron Levovitch See fewer	Lord John in New York (1915)
Jack Connolly Bob Hendricks Bob Hendricks See fewer	Milady o' the Beanstalk (1918)
George C. Pearce John Dane (as George Pearce) John Dane (as George Pearce) See fewer	British Agent (1934)
Marshall Mackaye The Bully The Bully See fewer	Kilmeny (1915)
Jack Nelson Percival Van Dyke Percival Van Dyke See fewer	A Fighting Heart (1924)