The Whirlpool of Destiny

The Whirlpool of Destiny

Drama | Sept. 10, 1916

George Bell, a wild young man, lives with his rancher father, Thomas Bell, in Paradise Valley, California. When George sells his father's favorite horse, Mr. Bell turns him out, and George becomes a grain salesman in St. Louis. Meanwhile, Polly Martin lives with her father Bill, an ex-businessman who has sunk to day-labor because of his addiction to alcohol. Bill frequently abuses Polly, and when he falls to his death from a high girder, Polly becomes a nurse in the Salvation Army in St. Louis. George falls in love with Polly after he saves her from the advances of a drunk, but she will not marry him because of his wild past.

The Whirlpool of Destiny

Drama | Sept. 10, 1916

The Whirlpool of Destiny
George Bell, a wild young man, lives with his rancher father, Thomas Bell, in Paradise Valley, California. When George sells his father's favorite horse, Mr. Bell turns him out, and George becomes a grain salesman in St. Louis. Meanwhile, Polly Martin lives with her father Bill, an ex-businessman who has sunk to day-labor because of his addiction to alcohol. Bill frequently abuses Polly, and when he falls to his death from a high girder, Polly becomes a nurse in the Salvation Army in St. Louis. George falls in love with Polly after he saves her from the advances of a drunk, but she will not marry him because of his wild past.
Producers Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Red Feather Photoplays
Original title The Whirlpool of Destiny
Directors Otis Turner
Writers Eugene B. Lewis, F. McGrew Willis

Cast

Bertram Grassby

as William Martin

Flora Parker DeHaven

as Polly Martin

Nanine Wright

as Mother Giles

Charles Hill Mailes

as Thomas Bell

Jack Mulhall

as George Bell

Jack Lott

as Tom Scott

Edward Hearn

as Davidson

Marjorie Blynn

as 'Babe' Morris (as Marjorie Blinn)