The Guiding Hand (1917)

"Billy" Bell, orphaned by a sea disaster, lives with her rich grandfather and has won a warm place in the old man's heart. The Appersons, avaricious relatives, have their eyes on his wealth, and fearful lest "Billy" get the most of it, seek a means to oust the little girl. But Grandfather Bell suspects the plot, and gets his family doctor to announce that he is dying. Immediately the Appersons throw "Billy" from the home and usurp everything for themselves. At this moment Bell appears. Driving the designing Appersons from his home, he recovers "Billy" and proclaims her his "guiding hand."

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