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The Pillory

The Pillory (1916)

0h 50m | PG-13

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A young girl is kept ignorant of her mother by her aunt. After her aunt dies, the girl is used by crooks and arrested. In prison she meets a kindly woman, who is married to a judge. The woman, unbeknownst to the girl, is her mother, and adopts her. The companion of the deceased aunt, in the midst of a ball, denounces the mother and reveals her secret to the judge and guests. The judge will not forgive his wife, so the mother and daughter leave and work among the slums to benefit humanity. Eventually, the judge relents, and seeks his wife for forgiveness, but he is too late.

Director: Frederick Sullivan

Studio: Thanhouser Company

Genre: Drama

Video: 720p

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Cast

Florence La Badie

Florence La Badie

as Ruth

Marie Shotwell

Marie Shotwell

as Mrs. Read

Ethyle Cooke

Ethyle Cooke

as Meg Doherty

Yale Benner

Yale Benner

as Gentleman Jim

George Marlo

George Marlo

as John Alstead

Marie Haynes

Marie Haynes

as Deborah