The Dividend
Brief Synopsis
Wealthy John Steele has a handsome young son, Frank, on whom he pins his hopes. But riches lead Frank not into social standing and duty, but into depravity, drug-addiction, criminal activity, and finally to tragedy.
Cast & Crew
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Walter Edwards
Director
William H. Thompson
John Steele
Charles Ray
Frank Steele
Ethel Ullman
Betty Price
Margaret Thompson
Maizie
Thomas Ince
Supervisor
Film Details
Release Date
Jun
18,
1916
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
New York Motion Picture Corp.; Kay-Bee
Distribution Company
Triangle Film Corp.
Country
United States
Technical Specs
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Film Length
5 reels
Synopsis
Widowed businessman and slum lord John Steele vows to stockholders that his corporation will earn its greatest dividend ever, and to make good on his boast, he cuts wages, charges his tenants for more and more rent and refuses to give his college-educated son Frank a job for anything more than subsistence wages. Completely neglected by his single-minded father, Frank becomes a drug addict and John eventually throws him out of the house. Then, on the night that John announces his fantastic profits, Frank, having been shot in a gang fight, returns to John's home and, just before dying, forgives his father, who finally realizes the price he has paid to guarantee the success of his business.
Director
Walter Edwards
Director
Cast
William H. Thompson
John Steele
Charles Ray
Frank Steele
Ethel Ullman
Betty Price
Margaret Thompson
Maizie
Film Details
Release Date
Jun
18,
1916
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
New York Motion Picture Corp.; Kay-Bee
Distribution Company
Triangle Film Corp.
Country
United States
Technical Specs
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Film Length
5 reels
