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The Great Fear (1915)
Short | Short, Drama

The Great Fear (1915)

Short | Short, Drama

Larry Moore, who has a small grocery store, is in love with Peggy O'Grady, who lives in a poor tenement over his store. Peggy likes Larry but is rather fascinated by the better-dressed fellows who go in for "swell times." Peggy's mother ...See moreLarry Moore, who has a small grocery store, is in love with Peggy O'Grady, who lives in a poor tenement over his store. Peggy likes Larry but is rather fascinated by the better-dressed fellows who go in for "swell times." Peggy's mother takes in washing and one morning, while ironing, she leaves a hot flatiron on a shirt, and when she returns she finds that the shirt is scorched. Peggy looks at the shirt, and finding it is worn out, tells her mother that only a 'cheapskate' would make her pay for it. After Peggy leaves, Mrs. O'Grady delivers the washing, which belongs to Ed Sumner. He is furious over the scorched shirt and refuses to pay for the washing. When the day's work is over at the department store, Peggy is introduced to Ed, and with other companions, they go to a cheap café for dinner. The others try vainly to get Peggy to drink, but she refuses and starts home early. Ed takes her for a taxi drive, which she enjoys so thoroughly that she forgets that Ed has tried to be a little too familiar. The folks at home, meanwhile, have been much worried over Peggy's unaccustomed delay. Peggy arrives home and stops in Larry's grocery store to tell of her adventure, Ed following her in. Soon Mrs. O'Grady enters the store and is delighted to see Peggy, who tells her mother of the grand time she has had. She stops talking as she notices the terrible anger in her mother's face, who is looking at Ed. Mrs. O'Grady then tells how Ed has refused to pay her, and Peggy is dumbfounded. Her amazement changes to rage, and she grabs a whip from Reddy and lays it across Ed's shoulders and compels him to pay her mother. Then turning to Larry, she tells him to "put him out." Larry throws him out, and Peggy, who has been perilously near the downward course, finds comfort and consolation in the true love of Larry. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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6 cast members

Name	Known for
Lule Warrenton Mrs. O'Grady Mrs. O'Grady See fewer	The College Orphan (1915)
Gloria Fonda Peggy O'Grady Peggy O'Grady See fewer	The College Orphan (1915)
Elsie Maison Kitty O'Grady Kitty O'Grady See fewer	Mr. Opp (1917)
William C. Dowlan Larry Moore Larry Moore See fewer	Drugged Waters (1916)
Eugene Walsh Reddy Reddy See fewer	Dropped from the Clouds (1917)
William Quinn Art Paget Art Paget See fewer	Drugged Waters (1916)