The Corner Grocer

The Corner Grocer is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by George Cowl and starring Lew Fields, Madge Evans and Lillian Cook.[1] It was shot at the Fort Lee studios in New Jersey.

The Corner Grocer
Directed byGeorge Cowl
Written by
Starring
Cinematography
  • Alex Nilson
  • Lucien Tainguy
Production
company
Peerless Productions
Distributed byWorld Film
Release date
October 1, 1917
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
Languages

Plot summary

Kindhearted Charles Wendel, who has built his pushcart grocery business into a prosperous enterprise, adopts little eight-year-old Mary Brian after her mother dies in poverty. The little girl becomes the angel of the house, beloved by all. Wendel's dream is that his son Ralph will carry on the business, but when Ralph graduates from college, he decides that he is too good for the grocery business. Instead, he goes to work in a bank, where he falls prey to swindlers who convince him to forge his father's name on a $100,000 check. When the forgery is discovered, the old man covers the check at the cost of his own financial ruin. Ralph, chagrined, leaves home to make good and soon after returns, prosperous, to wed Mary and restore the fortune and happiness of the Wendel family.

Cast

References

  1. Koegel p.349

Bibliography

  • John Koegel. Music in German Immigrant Theater: New York City, 1840-1940. University Rochester Press, 2009.


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