The Blot
1921•1h 31m•6.3•Released
Drama
Professor Griggs, teaching at the college, doesn't get paid a living wage; his next door neighbor, successful shoemaker Olsen, has money and plentiful food, while the Griggses have hardly any. When the professor's rich student Phil West falls for beautiful Griggs daughter Amelia and also befriends the poor Reverend Gates (a young man who is also in love with Amelia), he observes the difference in his life and theirs and tries to help make a difference.
Director
Lois Weber
Writer
Lois Weber, Marion Orth
Languages
No Language
Studio
Lois Weber Productions
Cast
Philip Hubbard
Prof. Andrew Theodore Griggs
Margaret McWade
Mrs. Griggs
Claire Windsor
Amelia Griggs
Louis Calhern
Phil West
Marie Walcamp
Juanita Claredon
William H. O'Brien
College Student (uncredited)
Gertrude Short
Neighbor Olsen's Daughter (uncredited)
Larry Steers
Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Production
Company
Lois Weber Productions
Producer
Lois Weber
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