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The Uphill Path

The Uphill Path

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Drama

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Ruth Travers, the young niece and ward of Howard Mason, elopes with Chadwick Blake to escape the advances of Gilbert Hilton, whom her uncle wants to force upon her to cover his embezzlement of Ruth's small fortune. She discovers too late that Blake already has a wife but makes the best of the situation until Mason's death, just after he has made a lucky gambling coup, leaves her a little money. Determined to escape, she goes to a small town where minister Daniel Clarkson becomes interested in her. Because James Lawton had sought marriage between Clarkson and his daughter, when Blake turns up, and Lawton learns the story, he denounces Ruth to the minister. When Clarkson learns the truth, he forgives Ruth and, knowing that he will lose his position, he enlists, promising to return and marry her when the war is over.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

50 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

01 October 1918

Country

United States of America

Cast

Catherine Calvert

Catherine Calvert

Ruth Travers

Guy Coombs

Guy Coombs

Daniel Clarkson

Russell Simpson

Russell Simpson

James Lawton

Dudley Ayers

Dudley Ayers

Chadwick Blake

Frank Beamish

Frank Beamish

Howard Mason

Charles Craig

Charles Craig

Gilbert Hilton

Dorothy Dunn

Dorothy Dunn

Cecily Lawton

Winona Bridges

Winona Bridges

Mrs. Clarkson

Gene Lenot

Gene Lenot

Mrs. Blake

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