Storyline
John Dowling, a greedy factory owner, cuts his employees' pay while raising their food prices at the company store. The employees strike but to no avail. Mary Garvin visits Dowling to plead the laborers' cause, but because her mother had once refused his marriage proposal, he attacks Mary out of revenge. In the struggle, Dowling is shot, and Mary is tried and convicted of murder. Before the execution, foreman "Bull" Thompson boasts that his bullet killed Dowling during Mary and the factory owner's struggle, and Dowling's son Chester, who has attempted to introduce reforms into the factory, races to the governor's train to secure a pardon for Mary. After Mary's release, she and Chester are married.
Key Information
Cast & Crew
Enid Markey
Mary Garvin
Ralph Lewis
John Dowling
Wanda Hawley
Grace Martin
Bertram Grassby
Chester Dowling
Tom Wilson
'Bull' Thompson
Edward Peil Sr.
Mary's Attorney
Carrie Clark Ward
Mrs. O'Toole
Fanny Midgley
Mary's Mother
Frankie Lee
Frankie Garvin
Charles Edler
Martin
Barbara Conley
Bobby
Baby Cohen
The Baby Brother
Frequently Asked Questions
Cheating the Public was released on January 20, 1918.
The runtime of Cheating the Public is 1h 10m.
Cheating the Public is a Drama movie.
Cheating the Public is available to watch. Check streaming platforms and theaters near you.
Cheating the Public was directed by Richard Stanton.
The main cast of Cheating the Public includes Enid Markey, Ralph Lewis, Wanda Hawley.
Cheating the Public is originally in English.