The Sunbeam
1916, English. Directed by Edwin Carewe.
Big-hearted Prue, living in the slums, and Danny O'Maddigan, a reformed crook, want to buy a birthday cake for Prue's 75-year-old grandmother. They live across the hall from Ellen Rutherford, the destitute widow of Steven Rutherford, Jr., who was disinherited by his father, a wealthy candy manufacturer. Prue, who works at the candy factory, gives Ellen the money that was meant for her grandmother's cake so Ellen will be able to care for her son Bobby. Frustrated over the loss of the money, Danny steals the price of a cake from the factory's safe, leaving the safe's door open in his haste to depart.
- Runtime
- 0h 50m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- Edwin CareweDirector
- Mabel TaliaferroPrue Mason
- Helen AlexandriaEllen Rutherford
- Raymond McKeeDanny O'Maddigan
- Gerald GriffinStephen Rutherford
- Maggie BreyerGranny
- Warner AndersonBobby Rutherford
- Lillian ShaffnerMrs. Helen Van Tuyl
- Al LeeLauncelot Van Tuyl
- Louis WolheimBiff - the Brute
- Eddie RedwayIke - the Rat
- Daniel BertonaHogan - the Mush
- David ThompsonStephen Rutherford, Jr.
Details
- Released
- 27 November 1916
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Shannon Fife, June Mathis
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The Sunbeam runs 50 minutes (0h 50m).
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The Sunbeam isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 27 November 1916. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Sunbeam?
The Sunbeam (1916) was directed by Edwin Carewe and stars Mabel Taliaferro, Helen Alexandria, Raymond McKee.