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Cheating the Public

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★0.0 1918 1h 10m Richard Stanton PG-13

John Dowling, a greedy factory owner, cuts his employees' pay while raising their food prices at the company store. The employees strike but to no avail. Mary Garvin visits Dowling to plead the laborers' cause, but because her mother had once refused his marriage proposal, he attacks Mary out of revenge. In the struggle, Dowling is shot, and Mary is tried and convicted of murder. Before the execution, foreman "Bull" Thompson boasts that his bullet killed Dowling during Mary and the factory owner's struggle, and Dowling's son Chester, who has attempted to introduce reforms into the factory, races to the governor's train to secure a pardon for Mary. After Mary's release, she and Chester are married.

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Synopsis

John Dowling, a greedy factory owner, cuts his employees' pay while raising their food prices at the company store. The employees strike but to no avail. Mary Garvin visits Dowling to plead the laborers' cause, but because her mother had once refused his marriage proposal, he attacks Mary out of revenge. In the struggle, Dowling is shot, and Mary is tried and convicted of murder. Before the execution, foreman "Bull" Thompson boasts that his bullet killed Dowling during Mary and the factory owner's struggle, and Dowling's son Chester, who has attempted to introduce reforms into the factory, races to the governor's train to secure a pardon for Mary. After Mary's release, she and Chester are married.

Drama

Cast

8 principal cast

Enid Markey

Enid Markey

Mary Garvin

Ralph Lewis

Ralph Lewis

John Dowling

Wanda Hawley

Wanda Hawley

Grace Martin

Bertram Grassby

Bertram Grassby

Chester Dowling

Tom Wilson

Tom Wilson

'Bull' Thompson

Edward Peil Sr.

Edward Peil Sr.

Mary's Attorney

Carrie Clark Ward

Carrie Clark Ward

Mrs. O'Toole

Fanny Midgley

Fanny Midgley

Mary's Mother

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When was Cheating the Public released?

Cheating the Public was released on January 20, 1918.

Who directed Cheating the Public?

Cheating the Public was directed by Richard Stanton.

How long is Cheating the Public?

Cheating the Public has a runtime of 70 minutes (1h 10m).

What genre is Cheating the Public?

Cheating the Public is categorized as Drama.

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