Name: Bondwomen
Released: 1915
Cast: Maude Fealy, John Sainpolis, Iva Shepard, Mildred Gregory, David Landau

Cast & Crew

Film Details

Release Date

Dec 15, 1915

Premiere Information

not available

Production Company

George Kleine

Distribution Company

Kleine-Edison Feature Service

Country

United States

Synopsis

For five years, docile Norma Ellis is humiliated by her husband, Dr. Hugh Ellis, who believes that no housewife is capable of handling household finances. Norma finally rebels, and declaring that American women are more often regarded as bondswomen than wives, asks for a joint bank account. When her husband scoffs, Norma renounces all household duties. Ellis begins to acquiesce as the combined responsibilities become overwhelming. Meanwhile, his brother Ned, a cocaine addict, is attacked by a drug-crazed girl, who tries to blind him with acid. During Ned's lengthy surgery, performed by Ellis, Norma discovers that payment is due on a stock option that promises to make them rich. She borrows from David Power, a family friend who is trying to cure drug addiction. After Ned is stopped from getting more cocaine by Power, he tells the doctor that Power and Norma are having an affair. Ellis drives her and her baby away, but after Power cures Ned, he confesses his lie. The couple reconcile and open a joint account.