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
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Cast
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Dorothy Bernard
The Poor Woman
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One Is Business, the Other Crime
Charles West
The Poor Woman's Brother - the Neurasthenic Worker
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In the Border States
The Female of the Species
Kate Bruce
The Poor Woman's Mother
Known for
Way Down East
A Corner in Wheat
Blanche Sweet
The Brother's Sweetheart
Known for
The Lonedale Operator
J. Jiquel Lanoe
The Italian Shoemaker
Also in
Lena and the Geese
Judith of Bethulia
Claire McDowell
The Italian Shoemaker's Wife
Known for
The Big Parade
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Ynez Seabury
The Italian Shoemaker's Daughter
Also in
The Sunbeam
The Miser's Heart
Edward Dillon
The Sour Neighbor
Known for
The Lonedale Operator
Kate Toncray
The Sour Neighbor's Wife
Also in
The White Caps
The Miser's Heart
Robert Harron
The Neighbor with Unbuttoned Cuffs
Known for
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
The Birth of a Nation
Adolph Lestina
The Doctor
Known for
The Musketeers of Pig Alley
Charles Hill Mailes
The Rich Doctor
Known for
The Mark of Zorro
D.W. Griffith Director · Bernardine R. Leist Writer Billy Bitzer Cinematographer
United States release March 7, 1912 · Produced in United States
Production
Biograph Company
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United States
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English
Spoken on screen
No dialogue
Release dates
United States · March 7, 1912
Theatrical
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