The Pillory (1916)
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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.
- Release date
- October 8, 1916
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Florence La Badie as Ruth
- George Marlo as John Alstead
- Marie Shotwell as Mrs. Reed
- Marie Haynes as Deborah
- Nellie Parker Spaulding as Miss Ann Shirley
- Ethyle Cooke as Meg Doherty
- Yale Benner as Gentleman Jim
- James Seeley as Judge Reed
Crew
- Frederick Sullivan · Director
- Philip Lonergan · Writer
- Edwin Thanhouser · Producer