Fruits of Desire

Overview

Mark Truitt dreams of becoming a steel magnate, so he leaves his home in the country and his sweetheart Unity and settles in Pittsburgh. He starts out as a laborer in the steel mill but soon becomes a foreman and then a superintendent. Mark lives with the shop foreman, whose daughter Kazia falls in love with him. Truitt, however, returns alone to his hometown and builds his own mill. Wealthy now, he marries Unity, but money changes her, so the couple gets a divorce. In the end, Mark goes back to Pittsburgh, finds Kazia, who has never stopped loving him, and marries her.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 31, 1916

Original language

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

William A. Brady Picture Plays

Cast

Philip Basi,Phyllis Hazeltine,James T. Mack,Adolph Lestina,Alec B. Francis,Harry Weir,Robert Warwick,D.J. Flanagan,Dorothy Fairchild,Julia Stuartand 9 more

Director

Oscar Eagle

Writer

Henry Russell Miller

Producer

William A. Brady

Cinematography

Sol Polito

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0157672