Movie
The Pit
1914 · 50 min
A quiet, old-fashioned melodrama of love and ruin, unfolding with earnest restraint and a somber, romantic mood.
- Directed by
- Maurice Tourneur
- Genres
- Drama
- Starring
- Wilton Lackaye, Chester Barnett, Milton Sills
- Overview
- Novice businessman Curtis Jadwin is introduced to the world of grain speculation by veteran broker Charles Cressler. At a performance of Faust, Curtis meets and falls in love with Laura Dearborn, the sweetheart of artist Sheldon Corthell. Curtis pursues Laura and finally convinces her to marry him, but soon after their wedding, he neglects her for his business. In her loneliness, Laura renews her relationship with Sheldon and the lovers plan to elope. When Curtis is ruined on the market, however, Laura rejects her lover and comforts her husband.
- How it feels
- Melancholic, romantic, earnest and tense. Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- Love, obsession, betrayal, ambition
- Content
- Mild sexual content. No violence, gore or swearing.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Maurice Tourneur
- Genres
- Drama
- Starring
- Wilton Lackaye, Chester Barnett, Milton Sills
