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At the Stroke of the Angelus

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A young woman who was kidnapped as a child and raised as a Mexican thief and dancer falls in love with a wealthy American man. She worries that he might actually be her uncle.

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What happens

At the Stroke of the Angelus is a 1915 American silent short film starring Charles Clary and Francelia Billington. Billington portrays an American girl kidnapped in early childhood and brought up as a Mexican thief and street dancer. She falls in love with a wealthy American, who they come to believe may be her uncle. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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