04 October 1912 15 mins
Here with the Edison Company -- most notably Charles Ogle as the usurer -- we see a 'typical' case of the victims of usury. Although offered as a 'realistic' view of the effects of usury, it veers frequently into melodrama.
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Walter Edwin as Thomas Jenks
Gertrude McCoy as Mrs. Thomas Jenks
Edna May Weick as The Jenks' Little Girl
Charles Ogle as Manager of the Loan Office
Louise Sydmeth as The 'Bawler-Out'
Robert Brower as The Enlightened Employer
United States 04 October 1912
These some of the most viewed trailers for movies released in 1912:
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26 February 1912
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04 April 1912
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14 March 1912
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02 February 1912
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21 October 1912
A romantic Western in which John saves his beloved Mary when she is about to marry a criminal.
21 May 1912
Silas Croft was a kindly old Englishman who had a farm in South Africa. With him resided his two nieces, whom he had taken from their drunken, worthless father when they were of a tender age.
28 August 1912
A father who is determined his daughter should marry a count leading the boyfriend to dress up as the count to thwart his plans.
08 October 1912
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12 April 1912
Otto Beckert has taken to his cousin, Aase, who has promised her heart to Tage Henning. In the pursuit of her love, Otto tries to tear the two lovers apart – and he succeeds! A single misstep and Aase ends up in Otto’s grateful embrace.
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