The Pillory (1916)

The Pillory (1916)

1916-10-08 United States of America 50 Min. PG-13
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Overview

Synopsis by theflixtor - A young girl is kept ignorant of her mother by her aunt. After her aunt dies, the girl is used by crooks and arrested. In prison she meets a kindly woman, who is married to a judge. The woman, unbeknownst to the girl, is her mother, and adopts her. The companion of the deceased aunt, in the midst of a ball, denounces the mother and reveals her secret to the judge and guests. The judge will not forgive his wife, so the mother and daughter leave and work among the slums to benefit humanity. Eventually, the judge relents, and seeks his wife for forgiveness, but he is too late.

Cast

Marie Shotwell is Mrs. Read
Ethyle Cooke is Meg Doherty
Meg Doherty
Yale Benner is Gentleman Jim
Gentleman Jim
George Marlo is John Alstead
John Alstead
Marie Haynes is Deborah
Nellie Parker Spaulding is Miss Anne Shirley
Miss Anne Shirley
James Seeley is Judge Reed
Judge Reed