The Eternal Grind (1916)

Louise works in a New York sweatshop as a sewing-machine girl, alongside her sister Amy and Gertrude, who is sick from the work and deprivation. Louise struggles to keep them all alive. Amy... See full summary »

Director:

John B. O'Brien

Writer:

William H. Clifford

Stars:

Mary Pickford, Loretta Blake, Dorothy West

Cast

Cast overview:
Mary Pickford	...	Louise
Loretta Blake	...	Amy
Dorothy West	...	Jane
John Bowers	...	Owen Wharton
Robert Cain	...	Ernest Wharton
J. Albert Hall

Storyline

Louise works in a New York sweatshop as a sewing-machine girl, alongside her sister Amy and Gertrude, who is sick from the work and deprivation. Louise struggles to keep them all alive. Amy is seduced and, until Louise's intervention, abandoned by the son of the shopowner. But the desperate circumstances take a great turn when the shopowner's other son, whom Louise loves, is injured in a cave-in at the shop.

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Plot Keywords:

sweatshop | melodrama

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Release Date:

17 April 1916 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Famous Players Film Company

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Silent

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

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