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A Rich Man's Plaything (1917)
50 min | Drama

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A Rich Man's Plaything (1917)

50 min | Drama

Marie Grandon, one of the multitude that labor in a big New England oyster cannery, meets "Iron" Lloyd, millionaire financier and tenement owner, whose yacht is cruising off the coast near the town where Marie works. Lloyd is visiting the ...See moreMarie Grandon, one of the multitude that labor in a big New England oyster cannery, meets "Iron" Lloyd, millionaire financier and tenement owner, whose yacht is cruising off the coast near the town where Marie works. Lloyd is visiting the little city incognito. He gets into a fight and is injured. During his illness he becomes acquainted with Marie, and as he convalesces their friendship ripens into love. Marie tells him that if she had the means she would wage battle against the oppressive tenement lords and carry on a campaign of reform. To test her, Lloyd, whom she knows as Strange, has his lawyer transfer a fortune to her. Marie thinks the money is a legacy from a long lost relative. The girl goes to New York and does what she vowed she would do. She concentrates her fight on Lloyd and his tenements. Ogden Deneau, Lloyd's business rival, associates himself with Marie, claiming interest in her work, but really to crush Lloyd. But Marie also has old scores to settle with Deneau, and in her plan to ruin both of these financiers enlists Strange's aid. Strange, or Lloyd, helps her gladly, and on the evening of the day the grate coup is to be made, meets her. He tells Marie that Deneau is bankrupt. When she asks about Lloyd, he informs her of the deception he has practiced. At first she is furious. Later she hears his explanation of the test and finally agrees to start life over again with him, a life not to be marred with sordid tenements. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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Name	Known for
Valeska Suratt Marie Grandon Marie Grandon See fewer	She (1917)
Edward Martindel 'Iron' Lloyd 'Iron' Lloyd See fewer	Why Be Good? (1929)
John T. Dillon Ogden Deneau (as John Dillon) Ogden Deneau (as John Dillon) See fewer	Seven Days (1914)
Charles Craig Lawyer Sharp Lawyer Sharp See fewer	The Last Door (1921)
Robert Cummings 'Smash' Regan 'Smash' Regan See fewer	The Running Fight (1915)
Gladys Kelly Mrs. Deneau Mrs. Deneau See fewer	All for a Husband (1917)

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