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The Reward (1915)

1915 · Silent film · 31 min · dir. Reginald Barker

A STORY OF A CHORUS GIRL'S LIFE, WITH THE LITTLE SIDELIGHTS OF THE STAGE THAT ARE ALWAYS INTERESTING TO OUTSIDERS- THEY CALLED HER "THE ICEBERG" BECAUSE SHE WAS INDIFFERENT TO THE ATTENTIONS OF MEN.

  • Short
  • Drama

Synopsis

Jane Wallace, nicknamed "The Iceberg," discovers that a "straight" life is uneventful. Two girls in the chorus, Trixie and Pinkie, tell Dan Conby, an idler and cynic, about her. He laughs and gets an introduction, but fails to lead her astray. "What reward is there?" he demands, and she answers, "The respect of others." To show how deep this goes he introduces her to his friends who scorn her because of her shabby clothes. That night she loses her job for being late, though Trixie and Pinkie…

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Details

Director
Reginald Barker
Writer
Thomas H. Ince
Studio
New York Motion Picture
Released
1915-06-24
Running time
31 minutes

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