The Six-Cent Loaf
08/06/1915
John Rapley, head of Associated Baking Companies, executes a commercial coup that raises the price of bread to 6 cents a loaf. The price increase has a devastating effect on Mary Quinn, a Valencian factory girl who supports her younger brother Joel and sister Norah. Because of the higher cost, Mary can no longer afford to buy as much bread as she previously could for her family, impacting her ability to provide for them.
Movie Information
Florence La Badie
as Mary Quinn - Sewing-Machine Girl
Leland Benham
as Joel Quinn - Mary's Brother
Helen Badgley
as Norah Quinn - Mary's Sister
Harris Gordon
as John Rapley - Factory Boss
Ethyle Cooke
as Ethyle Cooke Maude Rapley - John's Wife
Ethel Jewett
as
W. Ray Johnston
as Factory Superintendent
Eldean Steuart
as Rapley Child
Loel Steuart
as Rapley Child
N.Z. Wood
as
Arthur Bauer
as
