Archie Sheldon, determining to go to New York City, is given a letter by his mother to Thatcher Thole, Gotham's most unscrupulous financier. She tells her son that Thole is an old friend of the family, and will undoubtedly give him a start in life.
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Tom Santschi as Thatcher Thole
Lillian Hayward as Emily Sheldon - Archie's Mother
Leo Pierson as Archie Sheldon - Emily's Son
Lafe McKee as Harris Gordon
Marion Warner as Violet Reinhardt
Tom Santschi Director
Tom Santschi Scenario Writer
Frank Norris Novel
Charles Belmont Davis Theatre Play
United States 15 July 1915
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