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The Fringe of Society (1917) Online

The Fringe of Society (1917) Online
Original Title :
The Fringe of Society
Genre :
Movie / Drama
Year :
1917
Directror :
Robert Ellis
Cast :
Ruth Roland,Milton Sills,Leah Baird
Writer :
Pierre V.R. Key
Type :
Movie
Rating :
6.9/10
The Fringe of Society (1917) Online

Publisher of the influential newspaper, The Record , Martin Drake, supports Prohibition because of his own secret battle with alcohol. Ned Medford, a powerful politician who represents the liquor interests, is infatuated with Martin's wife Esther, and when Martin enters the room as Medford is seizing her in his arms, he mistakenly believes that she is being unfaithful to him and goes on a drinking spree. One of Medford's henchmen kidnaps Martin to prevent him from publishing information that would implicate Medford in a plot to destroy the publisher. Reporter Tip O'Neill rescues Martin and writes up the story, while Martin goes to Medford's apartment, just as Medford is attacking Esther, who had gone there to plead her husband's case. After a vicious fight in which Medford is defeated, Esther explains everything to her husband, and his shadows of doubt are banished.
Credited cast:
Ruth Roland Ruth Roland - Esther Drake
Milton Sills Milton Sills - Martin Drake
Leah Baird Leah Baird - Myra Strang
J. Herbert Frank J. Herbert Frank - Ned Medford
George Larkin George Larkin - Tip O'Neill
Tammany Young Tammany Young - Scrap Blinn
Ollie Kirby Ollie Kirby - Min Manning (as Ollie Kirkby)
Jules Cowles Jules Cowles - Nigger Mike
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ricardo Cortez Ricardo Cortez - (scenes deleted)