The Stepping Stone
The Stepping Stone is a 1916 American silent drama film, directed by Reginald Barker and Thomas H. Ince. It is a lost film.[1][2][3]
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Directed by | Reginald Barker Thomas H. Ince |
Produced by | Thomas H. Ince |
Written by | C. Gardner Sullivan (scenario) |
Starring | Frank Keenan Mary Boland |
Production company | New York Motion Picture Kay-Bee Pictures |
Distributed by | Triangle Film Corporation |
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Running time | 50 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Plot
Mary Beresford (Boland) is the wife of unambitious law clerk Al Beresford (Beresford). Thanks to Mary's tenacity and carefully calculated social-climbing, Al is promoted to the position of personal secretary of prominent financier Elihu Knowland (Keenan). Unfortunately, success goes to Al's head like a narcotic, and soon he has alienated everyone in New York, including Mary, who runs off for parts unknown.
Cast
- Frank Keenan as Elihu Knowland
- Mary Boland as Mary Beresford
- Robert McKim as Al Beresford
- Margaret Thompson as Flora Alden
- Joseph J. Dowling as W. B. Prescott
- J. Barney Sherry as Horatio Wells
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References
- The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1911-20 by The American Film Institute, c.1988
- The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Stepping Stone
- The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: The Stepping Stone(Wayback)
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