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The Reward of Thrift

191420m
Drama

Status

Released

Release

1914

Runtime

20m

Storyline

Ironworker Ned is putting money aside for a rainy day unlike his two sandhog co-workers Bill and Grogan who spend most of their money at the saloon. One day on the job Ned is saved from severe injury by Bill and Grogan tries to convince him to take advantage of Ned’s gratitude to extort some money. Later Ned and Grogan get into an argument and Grogan sworn to revenge attempts to get Bill to drown Ned, but the plan goes awry. Bill and Ned reconcile, eventually becoming business partners, Grogan goes to jail.

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Details

Status
Released
Runtime
20m
Sep 19, 1914
Languages
No Language
Director
Ned Finley
Ned Finley
Tefft Johnson
Tefft Johnson
Production
Vitagraph Company of America
Vitagraph Company of America
Production Countries
United States of America

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