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Waiter No. 5

Released: November 3, 1910 (1910)

Runtime: 17 minutes

Genres: Drama

After conducting a raid on a Rebel camp, a Czarist officer discovers that his wife has joined the revolutionaries. Out of loyalty to his wife, the officer resigns his commission and escapes with her to America. Several years later, the ex-officer is gainfully employed as a waiter in a Russian restaurant. For the sake of his grown son, who is engaged to marry a wealthy socialite, our hero pretends to be a man of great wealth and prestige. The truth is revealed in the final scene, but "Waiter Number 5" is saved from disgrace by the timely arrival of his former superior officer.

Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)

  • Grace Henderson as The Chief of Police's Son's Fiancée's Mother

    Age at release: 50

  • George Nichols as The Chief of Police

    Age at release: 46

  • Claire McDowell as The Chief of Police's Wife

    Age at release: 33

  • Charles West as The Chief of Police's Son (as an adult)

    Age at release: 24

  • Mary Pickford as The Chief of Police's Son's Fiancée

    Age at release: 18

  • Jack Pickford as The Chief of Police's Son (as a boy)

    Age at release: 14