The Pit
Cast & Crew
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Maurice Tourneur
Director
Wilton Lackaye
Jadwin
Milton Sills
Corthell
Alec B. Francis
Cressler
Chester Barnett
Landry
E. F. Roseman
Crookes
Film Details
Release Date
Dec
28,
1914
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
William A. Brady Picture Plays, Inc.
Distribution Company
World Film Corp.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel The Pit by Frank Norris (New York, 1903).
Technical Specs
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
5 reels
Synopsis
[Views of Chicago's wharves and railroads preface the film.] Neophyte 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.
Director
Maurice Tourneur
Director
Cast
Wilton Lackaye
Jadwin
Milton Sills
Corthell
Alec B. Francis
Cressler
Chester Barnett
Landry
E. F. Roseman
Crookes
Bert Starkey
Scannell
Sim Wiltsie
Hargus
W. A. Orlemond
Cressler's clerk
Gunnis Davis
Crookes's clerk
George Ingleton
Jadwin's butler
Gail Kane
Laura
Jessie Lewis
Page
Julia Stuart
Aunt Wess
Hattie Delaro
Mrs. Cressler
Betty Riggs
Maid
Film Details
Release Date
Dec
28,
1914
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
William A. Brady Picture Plays, Inc.
Distribution Company
World Film Corp.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel The Pit by Frank Norris (New York, 1903).
Technical Specs
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
5 reels
