The Profligate
11/05/1916
Young lawyer Richard Potter and Irene Roberts are secretly engaged but Irene’s social climbing mother wants her to marry a wealthy man. To that end she schemes with banker David Winters to break up Richard and Irene and pair her with Winters profligate son Gerald Winters. They succeed temporarily but Gerald is a violent drunk who runs with a fast crowd and eventually ends up charged with murder. Though innocent Gerald has been well framed and faces the gallows until Irene appeals to Richard, now the District Attorney, for aid. At the eleventh hour a confession saves Richard, allowing Richard and Irene to reunite.
Movie Information
Edward Coxen
as Richard Potter
Winifred Greenwood
as Irene Roberts
George Field
as Gerald Winters
Louise Lester
as Mrs. Roberts
George Webb
as Sam Murdock
Charles Newton
as Dan Lee
Jimsy Maye
as Polly Lee
Dick La Reno
as David Winters
James L. McGee
as Tom Mason
