(The Triumph of the Weak)

Content: The opening picture finds Edith in prison where she has been for the last three years. She is a widow and her baby has been placed in an institution. She is paroled, finds her child and steals him from the asylum. After wandering around she finally obtains a position in a department store, where Jim Roberts, superintendent, falls in love with her. They are married, but she fails to tell him of her past. Mabel, also freed from prison, demands that Edith join with her and her side partner in a crime, under threat of exposing her past to Jim.

Countries:

United States of America

Genres:

Drama

Runtime:

50 minutes

Year:

1918

Directors:

Tom Terriss

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Production companies:

Vitagraph Company of America

Actors:

Edith Merrill

Jim Roberts

Robert Jordan

Diamond Mabel

Lizee

Crews:

Director

Director of Photography

Theatre Play

Theatre Play

Scenario Writer