A String of Pearls (1912)

A String of Pearls

1912

Drama

Synopsis

A story about a poor young man who falls ill, while his wealthy employer ignores his plight and instead spends lavishly on a pearl necklace for his wife. The poor man recovers with the help of his community, while the rich wife falls ill and dies, the necklace ultimately proving useless

Credits

Director

D.W. Griffith

Cast

Blanche Sweet as The Brother's Sweetheart

Charles West as The Poor Woman's Brother - the Neurasthenic Worker

Claire McDowell as The Italian Shoemaker's Wife

Dorothy Bernard as The Poor Woman

Edward Dillon as The Sour Neighbor

J. Jiquel Lanoe as The Italian Shoemaker

Kate Bruce as The Poor Woman's Mother

Kate Toncray as The Sour Neighbor's Wife