Pillars of Society Trailer

Pillars of Society Trailer (1916)

27 August 1916 Drama 50 mins

Karsten Bernick is a wealthy Norwegian shipping tycoon and community leader who hides a past built on lies and moral hypocrisy. He was involved in a youthful affair in Paris with a married Bohemian actress; Bernick let his brother-in-law take the blame and fled to America, while also spreading a rumor that the man stole family money. When the wronged brother-in-law returns home years later demanding that Bernick clear his name Bernick tries to protect his social standing and financial empire from ruin, forcing a dramatic reckoning with his deceit.

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Cast

Henry B. Walthall

as Karsten Bernick

Mary Alden

as Lona Tonnesen

George Beranger

as Johan Tonnesen

Josephine Crowell

as Karsten's Mother (as Josephine B. Crowell)

Olga Grey

as Madame Linda Dorf (as Olga Gray)

Joseph Singleton

as Monsieur Dorf (uncredited)

Loyola O'Connor

as Betty's Aunt (uncredited)

Jennie Lee

as Nurse (uncredited)

Edna Mae Wilson

as Little Dina Dorf (uncredited)

William Parsons

as Pastor (uncredited)

Crew

Raoul Walsh

Director

Henrik Ibsen

Henrik Ibsen Theatre Play

International Releases Dates

United States 27 August 1916

Production Companies

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