20 December 1915 Drama 50 mins
Margaret Fowler is a daughter of the city. Her mother, mean and avaricious, ground down to poverty, is willing to sacrifice her daughter's happiness and love for wealth and position. The girl longs for the beautiful things of life. Prompted by her own mother's pleadings, she turns her back on love.
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Marguerite Clayton as Margaret Fowler
E.H. Calvert as Henry L. Bancroft
John Junior as Dick Conklin
Florence Oberle as Mrs. Fowler
Betty Scott as Muriel
Ernest Maupain as Le Moyne
United States 20 December 1915
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