The Pit
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50 minutes
12/28/1914
Overview
Novice businessman Curtis Jadwin is introduced to the world of grain speculation by veteran broker Charles Cressler. At a performance of Faust, Curtis meets and falls in love with Laura Dearborn, the sweetheart of artist Sheldon Corthell. Curtis pursues Laura and finally convinces her to marry him, but soon after their wedding, he neglects her for his business. In her loneliness, Laura renews her relationship with Sheldon and the lovers plan to elope. When Curtis is ruined on the market, however, Laura rejects her lover and comforts her husband.
Cast List
Wilton Lackaye
as Jadwin
Chester Barnett
as Landry
Milton Sills
as Corthell
Alec B. Francis
as Cressler
Julia Stuart
as Aunt Wess
J. Gunnis Davis
as Crookes's clerk
Hattie Delaro
as Mrs. Cressler
George Ingleton
as Jadwin's butler
Gail Kane
as Laura
Jessie Lewis
as Page
W.A. Orlemond
as Cressler's clerk
Edward Roseman
as Crookes
Bert Starkey
as Scannell
Simeon Wiltsie
as Hargus