CinemaOSMovie · 1916 · 0h 41m

The Eternal Grind

"Orphaned Mary Pickford fights harsh conditions to keep her family home."

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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.

Directed byJohn B. O'Brien

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Status
Released
Runtime
0h 41m
Language
EN
Released
April 17, 1916
Studios
Famous Players Film Company

Featuring

Cast & crew

5 credited
Starring
Mary Pickford

Mary Pickford

Louise

Loretta Blake

Loretta Blake

Amy

Dorothy West

Dorothy West

Jane

John Bowers

John Bowers

Owen Wharton

Robert Cain

Robert Cain

Ernest Wharton

Creative team
Directed by
John B. O'Brien
John B. O'Brien
Written by
William H. Clifford

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