Whoso Diggeth a Pit (1914)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 0M

Synopsis

Wally and the girl are in love. The rich broker covets the girl, but is rejected. The broker bids the father good-bye just as the latter receives a telegram, telling him that he is a large sum short on margins. The broker reads and tells the father he will help him if he is allowed to marry the daughter. The father agrees against his will. The girl agrees to the self-sacrifice to save her father's honor. Money triumphs, and the broker and the girl marry, but as time goes on, he ill-treats her shamefully.

Actors

Wallace Reid
Wallace Reid
Wally
Lurline Lyons
Lurline Lyons
Wally's Sweetheart
James Neill
James Neill
The Sweetheart's Father
Ed Brady
Ed Brady
The Rich Broker

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