The Floor Above (1914)

Genre : Mystery

Runtime : 40M

Director : James Kirkwood

Synopsis

English sleuths Grace Burton and Stephen Pryde are in love, but when Stephen inherits wealth and a title, he does not tell Grace, fearing that she will stop loving him. Grace provides support for her sister Stella Ford, whose husband is frequently away on business trips, so Stephen, hoping to alleviate Grace's financial burden, pays all of Stella's debts and provides her with an allowance. When Grace learns of the arrangement, she is hurt that he did not confide in her. Stella lives in a building occupied by a wild crowd. In the flat above her lives Netta, who has numerous boyfriends, including Jerome, an older man, and Bartlett, a young fop. One evening, the rivals mistakenly enter Stella's apartment and in an ensuing fight, Jerome kills Bartlett.

Actors

Henry B. Walthall
Henry B. Walthall
Stephen Pryde
Dorothy Gish
Dorothy Gish
Stella Ford
Estelle Mardo
Estelle Mardo
Grace Burton
Ralph Lewis
Ralph Lewis
Jerome
Earle Foxe
Earle Foxe
Bartlett
Evelyn Bird
Evelyn Bird
Retta - the Girl on the Floor Above
John T. Dillon
John T. Dillon
Caryl S. Fleming
Caryl S. Fleming

Crews

James Kirkwood
James Kirkwood
Director
E. Phillips Oppenheim
E. Phillips Oppenheim
Story

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