Film
The Steel King
1919 · 50m · Drama
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Overview
Steel millionaire John Blake buys the auctioned estate of the formerly wealthy Fairchilds to avenge his father, once the Fairchild's gardener, who died after being dismissed because John thrashed Andrew Whipple, a guest who tormented him. When John learns that Fairchild secretly paid for his education, he tries to repay him, but the proud Fairchild refuses. John marries Fairchild's daughter Eleanor, with whom he is infatuated, so that Fairchild can benefit, although Eleanor marries only for the half-million dollars involved. After Whipple returns and pursues Eleanor, John offers her a divorce if she will sign the money over to her father. When Whipple makes her suspect that John loves a young widow, Eleanor writes a note of farewell and leaves, but she is stopped by Whipple, who wanting to elope, embraces her. When John sees this and fights Whipple, Eleanor shields John from a bullet and is wounded. She recovers, and, learning that John loves her, declares her love.
Cast

Montagu Love
John Blake

June Elvidge
Eleanor Fairchild

Charles Mackay
Eliot Fairchild

Marion Barney
Mrs. Phillips Wetherelll

Clay Clement
Arthur Whipple
Mrs. Priestly Morrison
Clarissa Fairchild
Charles Sutton
Stephen Waynes
Alex Shannon
Horace Bracey
Crew
- Oscar ApfelDirector · Producer
- Giles R. WarrenWriter
- Howard Irving YoungWriter
Details
- Release date
- November 24, 1919
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 50m
- Genres
- Drama
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