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The Usurer's Grip
The Usurer's Grip
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The Usurer's Grip

1912
15m

Status

Released

Release

1912

Runtime

15m

Storyline

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.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
15m
Oct 4, 1912
Director
Charles Brabin
Charles Brabin
Production
Thomas A. Edison, Inc.
Thomas A. Edison, Inc.

Top Cast

6 Cast Members

Walter Edwin

Thomas Jenks

Gertrude McCoy

Gertrude McCoy

Mrs. Thomas Jenks

Edna May Weick

The Jenks' Little Girl

Charles Ogle

Charles Ogle

Manager of the Loan Office

Louise Sydmeth

The 'Bawler-Out'

Robert Brower

Robert Brower

The Enlightened Employer

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