The Eternal Grind
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“"Orphaned Mary Pickford fights harsh conditions to keep her family home."”
Louise (Pickford) is a sewing-machine girl in a sweatshop in New York City. She lives together with her sisters Amy (Loretta Blake) and Jane (Dorothy West) and are all deprived by bad conditions at work and sickness. Louise tries for the three of them to survive and regards herself as the keeper of her sisters. Meanwhile, she stands up to her bosses and complains about the dreadful circumstances they work in. When Amy is seduced by the son of the shop-owner, Louise butts in and stops the romance. He eventually abandons Amy and becomes seriously injured in a cave-in. Louise has a secret crush on the son herself and tries to rescue him, hoping he will admit he loves her. The film is inspired by the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, which took place in 1911. The only version of the film is a nitrate print in the Cinematheque Francaise, but only the first half remains.
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Cast
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Mary Pickford
Louise
Known for
The Lonely Villa
Loretta Blake
Amy
Also in
100% American
His Picture in the Papers
Cecile Bouchardeau
William H Clifford
John B. O'Brien
Also in
The Bride's Play
Annabelle Lee
William H. Clifford
Dorothy West
Jane
Known for
Those Awful Hats
John Bowers
Owen Wharton
Also in
The Ace of Hearts
The Sky Pilot
Robert Cain
Ernest Wharton
Also in
Male and Female
Paid in Full
Tammany Young
Delivers flowers
Known for
It's a Gift
She Done Him Wrong
John B. O'Brien Director · William H. Clifford Writer
United States release April 17, 1916 · Produced in United States
Production
Famous Players Film Company
Production
United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
No dialogue
Release dates
United States · April 17, 1916
Theatrical
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