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The Whims of Society (1918)
50 min | Drama

The Whims of Society (1918)

50 min | Drama

In the New England mill towns, poverty-stricken young women are forced not only to work for slave wages but to endure the unwelcome attentions of the men who run the factories. One such woman is Nora Carey, who earns nine dollars per week ...See moreIn the New England mill towns, poverty-stricken young women are forced not only to work for slave wages but to endure the unwelcome attentions of the men who run the factories. One such woman is Nora Carey, who earns nine dollars per week in John Travers' ribbon factory. Attracted by Nora's beauty and honesty, Hugh Travers, the mill owner's son, offers to send her sister Katherine to boarding school, and after Nora is discharged for rejecting the gruff advances of Marlinoff, the foreman, Hugh establishes her in an apartment. The angry Marlinoff reports Hugh's activities to the elder Travers, who threatens to disinherit his son unless he breaks his engagement to Nora. Travers then discharges Marlinoff. He is about to sign a new will when a bomb planted by the vengeful Marlinoff explodes, killing the old man. True to his word, Hugh then marries Nora and inherits his father's millions. Written by AFI See less

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7 cast members

Name	Known for
Ethel Clayton Nora Carey Nora Carey See fewer	Pettigrew's Girl (1919)
Frank Beamish Marlinoff Marlinoff See fewer	Tillie Wakes Up (1917)
Jack Drumier John Travers John Travers See fewer	The Dancer's Peril (1917)
Frank Mayo Hugh Travers Hugh Travers See fewer	Souls for Sale (1923)
Katherine Johnston Katherine Carey (as Katherine Johnson) Katherine Carey (as Katherine Johnson) See fewer	A Damsel in Distress (1919)
Zadee Burbank Mrs. Van Schuyler Mrs. Van Schuyler See fewer	The Wasp (1918)
Pinna Nesbit Eleanor Van Schuyler Eleanor Van Schuyler See fewer	Partners of the Night (1920)