Film
The Profligate
1916 · 21m · Drama
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Overview
Young lawyer Richard Potter and Irene Roberts are secretly engaged but Irene’s social climbing mother wants her to marry a wealthy man. To that end she schemes with banker David Winters to break up Richard and Irene and pair her with Winters profligate son Gerald Winters. They succeed temporarily but Gerald is a violent drunk who runs with a fast crowd and eventually ends up charged with murder. Though innocent Gerald has been well framed and faces the gallows until Irene appeals to Richard, now the District Attorney, for aid. At the eleventh hour a confession saves Richard, allowing Richard and Irene to reunite.
Cast

Edward Coxen
Richard Potter

Winifred Greenwood
Irene Roberts

George Field
Gerald Winters

Louise Lester
Mrs. Roberts

George Webb
Sam Murdock
Charles Newton
Dan Lee
Jimsy Maye
Polly Lee
Dick La Reno
David Winters
James L. McGee
Tom Mason
Crew
- Tom RickettsDirector
Details
- Release date
- May 11, 1916
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 21m
- Genres
- Drama
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