Pillars of Society
1916•50m•Released
Drama
Karsten Bernick is a wealthy Norwegian shipping tycoon and community leader who hides a past built on lies and moral hypocrisy. He was involved in a youthful affair in Paris with a married Bohemian actress; Bernick let his brother-in-law take the blame and fled to America, while also spreading a rumor that the man stole family money. When the wronged brother-in-law returns home years later demanding that Bernick clear his name Bernick tries to protect his social standing and financial empire from ruin, forcing a dramatic reckoning with his deceit.
Director
Raoul Walsh
Languages
No Language
Studio
Fine Arts Film Company
Cast
Henry B. Walthall
Karsten Bernick
Mary Alden
Lona Tonnesen
George Beranger
Johan Tonnesen
Josephine Crowell
Karsten's Mother (as Josephine B. Crowell)
Olga Grey
Madame Linda Dorf (as Olga Gray)
Joseph Singleton
Monsieur Dorf (uncredited)
Loyola O'Connor
Betty's Aunt (uncredited)
Jennie Lee
Nurse (uncredited)
Juanita Archer
Betty
Edna Mae Wilson
Little Dina Dorf (uncredited)
William Parsons
Pastor (uncredited)
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