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The Usurer's Grip

The Usurer's Grip

15m

October 4, 1912 (112 years ago)

Overview

Here with the Edison Company -- most notably Charles Ogle as the usurer -- we see a 'typical' case of the victims of usury. Although offered as a 'realistic' view of the effects of usury, it veers frequently into melodrama.

ActorAge thenAge now
Walter Edwin

Walter Edwin

Thomas Jenks

Birthday: -

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Gertrude McCoy

Gertrude McCoy

Mrs. Thomas Jenks

Birthday: June 30, 1890

22 July 17, 1967 (77)
Edna May Weick

Edna May Weick

The Jenks' Little Girl

Birthday: July 10, 1905

7 February 1, 1983 (77)
Charles Ogle

Charles Ogle

Manager of the Loan Office

Birthday: June 5, 1865

47 October 11, 1940 (75)
Louise Sydmeth

Louise Sydmeth

The 'Bawler-Out'

Birthday: January 1, 1868

44 November 26, 1938 (70)
Robert Brower

Robert Brower

The Enlightened Employer

Birthday: July 14, 1850

62 December 8, 1934 (84)