The Fable of Elvira and Farina and the Meal Ticket

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The Fable of Elvira and Farina and the Meal Ticket

1915

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The Fable of Elvira and Farina and the Meal Ticket is a 1915 silent film directed by Richard Foster Baker. Gloria Swanson made her first credited appearance in this film as Farina.

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Lillian Drew

Elvira

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Gloria Swanson

Farina, Elvira's Daughter

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Rapley Holmes

The Meal Ticket

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Gerda Holmes

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