Movie Description
The Usurer's Grip
(1912)Overview
Here with the Edison Company -- most notably Charles Ogle as the usurer -- we see a 'typical' case of the victims of usury. Although offered as a 'realistic' view of the effects of usury, it veers frequently into melodrama.
Featured Crew
- Director : Charles Brabin
- Writer : Theodora Huntington
- Cast : Walter Edwin,Gertrude McCoy,Edna May Weick,Charles Ogle,Louise Sydmeth,Robert Brower
Cast
Thomas Jenks
Mrs. Thomas Jenks
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Manager of the Loan Office
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The Enlightened Employer
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Facts
Original TitleThe Usurer's Grip
Status Released
Release Information
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1912-10-04
Original Language
Runtime 00h 15m
Production CompaniesThomas A. Edison, Inc.