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The Food Gamblers (1917)

★ 0.0/10 50 min Drama United States English
Director: Albert Parker
Story by: Robert Shirley
Streaming: Not available

Description

Designated to write an article on the high price of food, reporter June Justice visits the tenement districts where there have been food riots and where the women of the neighborhood have rebelled against the food retailers, thinking that they are to blame for high food prices. June then visits the retailers, the middlemen, and finally interviews Henry Havens, the leader of the ring of food speculators. Havens attempts to bribe June to slant her story, but finds himself falling in love with her instead. Under June's influence, Havens sees the hardship that his policies have wrought, and finally joins her in her push for legislation which would dissolve the food trust.

Top Cast

Hedda Hopper
Hedda Hopper June Justice
Wilfred Lucas
Wilfred Lucas Henry Havens
Russell Simpson
Russell Simpson Samuel Sloane
Mac Barnes Police Inspector
Jack Snyder Dopey Benny
Eduardo Ciannelli
Eduardo Ciannelli The Italian
Josephine Myers Little Girl

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