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The Outer Edge

Oct 19, 1915 · 20m
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Drama

PLOT

A physician is dragged down to the depths by the drug habit, losing position and wealth. After pawning every available possession except a revolver to satisfy his craving for the drug, he returns to his cheap lodging house to end his life. Half stupefied, he gets into the wrong room, where he finds a woman and daughter almost starved. He takes his revolver and pawns it to buy food for them. His own act of kindness gives him a new view of life and he struggles to break his habit. Many times he almost falls again, but is aided by a nurse whom he had known years before. Finally he throws off the yoke altogether and wins back to manhood and the love of a woman.

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CAST

Henry B. Walthall
Dr. Rownlee
Warda Howard
Grace Elbert
Sidney Ainsworth
Cameron
Charles J. Stine
Bartender
Thomas Commerford
Chief Physician
Jack Meredith
Ambulance Surgeon
Directed by E.H. Calvert

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
The Essanay Film Manufacturing Company
Country
US

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