The Wages of Sin (1914)
Short | Short, Drama

The Wages of Sin (1914)

Short | Short, Drama

Sentenced to a prison term for stealing money to save her baby's life, Ruth Marley comes out to find the world against her. Ill and destitute, forsaken by good-for-nothing Stephen Marley, whom she married in the belief that the man she ...See moreSentenced to a prison term for stealing money to save her baby's life, Ruth Marley comes out to find the world against her. Ill and destitute, forsaken by good-for-nothing Stephen Marley, whom she married in the belief that the man she really loved committed a great wrong, Ruth sends for her foster sister Rose Dean and her father. They take her home, where she is denounced as a thief by Lieutenant Wentworth, Ruth's fiancé, whom she robbed. Despite the fact that she gave the alarm that prevented her husband and his pal from robbing the house, she is turned out. Juliana, an actress, takes her in. Stephen and Ned, hiding in a basement, are found by Barbara Dale, a girl whom Marley first betrayed and then forced to accuse the Reverend George Brand, Ruth's former lover, as the guilty man. Barbara discloses the hiding place to Ruth, who confronts Stephen and threatens to denounce him if he will not clear George Brand's name. He is beating her when George and a policeman enter. A confession follows, and Ned, in panic, fires a shot which finds its mark in Stephen. Ruth and her lover are married and she is reconciled with the A dramatic story superbly interpreted by the Biograph players. Written by The Biograph Weekly See less

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8 cast members

Name	Known for
Walter Miller Reverend George Brand Reverend George Brand See fewer	King of the Wild (1931)
Irene Howley Barbara Dale Barbara Dale See fewer	Her Father's Keeper (1917)
Franklin Ritchie Stephen Marley Stephen Marley See fewer	The Hungarian Nabob (1915)
William Jefferson Lieutenant Wentworth Lieutenant Wentworth See fewer	Wanted by the Police (1913)
Frances Nelson Rose Dean Rose Dean See fewer	So Runs the Way (1913)
Violet Horner Ruth Hope Ruth Hope See fewer	Lena Rivers (II) (1914)
Charles Hill Mailes Actor (as Charles H. Mailes) Actor (as Charles H. Mailes) See fewer	The Mark of Zorro (1920)
William J. Butler Actor Actor See fewer	The Girl Who Didn't Think (1917)

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