Faces of Children
Jan 24 1925
•2h 54m
•Drama, Family
A young boy living in the Swiss Alps struggles to come to terms with his mother's death and his father's remarriage which brings a new mother and step-sister into his family.
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Jean Forest
Jean Amsler
Victor Vina
Pierre Amsler
Pierrette Houyez
Pierrette Amsler
Jeanne Marie-Laurent
La domestique
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