The Struggle Upward (1915) User Reviews

A severe strain upon a spectator's credulity

[deickemeyer · 12 January 2020]

Several of the situations in this two-reel drama by Harold G. Files put a severe strain upon a spectator's credulity, and the character of Philip Atwood, the arch-crook who poses as a mission worker, seems a creation of a dramatist bent solely on manufacturing thrills. There is no denying theatrical value and continuous action to the photoplay, however. Margaret Prussing lends her fine womanliness and convincing art to the character of Helen Turner. Herbert Prior carries out the author's conception of Atwood, and Pat O'Malley is an equally good Jack Morton. - The Moving Picture World, May 29, 1915