The Padrone's Plot (1913)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 0M

Synopsis

Tony Vallenci, just over from Italy, is offered a job by Pietro Valli, an unscrupulous padrone. Ignorant of American money, Tony signs a contract calling for a wage of sixty cents a day. He goes to work in a quarry owned by Dodge. The following day Tony is knocked down by an auto containing Mrs. Dodge. He is uninjured, but the kind lady takes him to his home.

Actors

Arthur Donaldson
Arthur Donaldson
The Padrone
Robert G. Vignola
Robert G. Vignola
Tony
Alice Hollister
Alice Hollister
Tony's Wife
Edgar L. Davenport
Edgar L. Davenport
The Quarry Owner
Helen Lindroth
Helen Lindroth
The Quarry Owner's Wife

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