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Born of the People

Mar 14, 1916 · 10m
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Drama

PLOT

Cecil George is a stenographer to the wealthy Mr. Jeffries but struggling to get by on her meager salary. Eventually Jeffries realizes how much he relies on Cecil and that he loves her. They marry and he entrusts the running of his business to his secretary while they honeymoon. Unfortunately, the secretary speculates for his own benefit and drives Jeffries’s company to ruin. When he suffers a nervous collapse Cecil must take drastic measures to save him.

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CAST

Jack Holt
Mr. Jeffries
Grace Cunard
Cecil George - the Stenographer
Neil Hardin
The Secretary
Directed by Francis Ford

DETAILS

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

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