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The Ocean Waif
The Ocean Waif is a 1916 American silent film written by Frederick Chapin and directed by Alice Guy-Blaché. It is one of two preserved Guy-Blaché feature-length films, though some of the film is missing or badly damaged.

Plot
Millie Jessop (Doris Kenyon) runs away from her abusive foster father, Hy (William Morse), and takes refuge in an abandoned home. Novelist Ronald Roberts (Carlyle Blackwell) and his valet, Hawkins (Edgar Norton), then move into the home despite rumors that it is haunted by the daughter of the previous owner. Millie attempts to avoid being caught living in the attic, but is eventually discovered and allowed to stay, as she has provided the Ronald with inspiration for a story.

Ronald’s fiancée, Ruth (Dyne Donaldson), comes to visit, and Millie, who has fallen for him, is shocked and runs back to Hy’s home. Hy orders Millie to marry him and when she refuses, they fight, causing Sem (Fraunie Fraunholz) to fatally shoot Hy. However, Ronald is discovered in the area with a gun and is arrested on suspicion that he committed the murder, causing him to be put on trial and Ruth to break their engagement. Millie then tells Sem that she knows Ronald is innocent and Sem confesses to the crime, leading to Ronald’s clearance from charges and reunion with Millie.

Cast

 * Doris Kenyon as Millie Jessop
 * Carlyle Blackwell as Ronald Roberts
 * Edgar Norton as Hawkins
 * William Morse as Hy Jessop
 * Fraunie Fraunholz as Sem
 * Dyne Donaldson as Ruth Hart (uncredited)
 * August Burmester as Ruth’s Mother (uncredited)