The Stepping Stone
1916 film by Reginald Barker, Thomas H. Ince
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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 byReginald Barker
Thomas H. Ince
Thomas H. Ince
Written byC. Gardner Sullivan (scenario)
Produced byThomas H. Ince
StarringFrank Keenan
Mary Boland
Mary Boland
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| Directed by | Reginald Barker Thomas H. Ince |
| Written by | C. Gardner Sullivan (scenario) |
| Produced by | Thomas H. Ince |
| Starring | Frank Keenan Mary Boland |
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| 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 (McKim). 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
