The Pit (1914)
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.
- Date de sortie
- 1914-12-28
- Durée
- 50 min
- Genres
- Drame
- Réalisateur
- Maurice Tourneur
Distribution
- Wilton Lackaye — Jadwin
- Chester Barnett — Landry
- Milton Sills — Corthell
- Alec B. Francis — Cressler
- Julia Stuart — Aunt Wess
- J. Gunnis Davis — Crookes's clerk
- Hattie Delaro — Mrs. Cressler
- George Ingleton — Jadwin's butler
- Gail Kane — Laura
- Jessie Lewis — Page
- W.A. Orlemond — Cressler's clerk
- Edward Roseman — Crookes
Anecdotes
Le Spéculateur est un film muet américain réalisé par Maurice Tourneur et sorti en 1914.
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