The Failure

The Failure

18 mins | Dec. 7, 1911

A man loses his business and his fiancée, and drifts into the saloons. There he meets a similarly-downtrodden young woman. She works behind the scenes to help him recover his life, and eventually he realizes how steadfast she is.

The Failure

18 mins | Dec. 7, 1911

The Failure
A man loses his business and his fiancée, and drifts into the saloons. There he meets a similarly-downtrodden young woman. She works behind the scenes to help him recover his life, and eventually he realizes how steadfast she is.
Producers American Mutoscope & Biograph
Original title The Failure
Directors D.W. Griffith
Writers Maie B. Havey

Cast

Wilfred Lucas

as The Clerk

Dorothy Bernard

as The Woman

Lily Cahill

as The Clerk's Fiancée

Edwin August

as The Woman's Sweetheart

Grace Henderson

as The Fiancée's Mother

Adolph Lestina

as The Bank Manager

Donald Crisp

as Bank Employee

J. Jiquel Lanoe

as Bank Employee

J. Waltham

as Tavern Owner