The Orphanage Child
The Orphanage Child
1917, English. Directed by Walter Schmidthässler.
Ester escapes an orphanage and finds employment with Dr. Hoff and later with dramatist Hugo Mayerling. After reading a play of his she succeeds on stage and marries him.
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- English
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- Released
- 1 January 1917
- Original title
- Das Waisenhauskind
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The Orphanage Child isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1917. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Orphanage Child?
The Orphanage Child (1917) was directed by Walter Schmidthässler and stars Asta Nielsen, Fritz Ruß, Joseph Römer.