The Evil Thereof

  • Genre: Drama
  • Run time: 50 min
  • Premiere: 1916. June 5.

A manicurist gives up the honest love of a barberr to become the mistress of a wealthy broker. But she comes to hate the man who has caused her downfall, and her loathing peaks during a dinner party he is holding. Other guests include three other men and their mistresses. Each young lady gets a $100 bill as a party favor, tucked away in one of the meal's several courses. The broker proudly brags about how each bill was obtained by giving the screws to the lower classes.

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Frank Losee

The Broker

Crauford Kent

The Barber

Grace Valentine

The Manicurist

Henry Hallam

Her Father

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