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The Stepping Stone

  • 1916
  • 50m
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The Stepping Stone (1916)
Drama

Mary Beresford is the devoted and self-sacrificing wife of a man whose ambition is great, but whose energy in achieving that ambition is less than nothing. He has a fairly responsible place ... Read allMary Beresford is the devoted and self-sacrificing wife of a man whose ambition is great, but whose energy in achieving that ambition is less than nothing. He has a fairly responsible place with a well-known firm and holds it solely because his wife does most of his work for him ... Read allMary Beresford is the devoted and self-sacrificing wife of a man whose ambition is great, but whose energy in achieving that ambition is less than nothing. He has a fairly responsible place with a well-known firm and holds it solely because his wife does most of his work for him after hours in their home. One day a particularly important stack of papers is given to Al... Read all

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    • Reginald Barker
    • Thomas H. Ince
  • Writer
    • C. Gardner Sullivan
  • Stars
    • Frank Keenan
    • Mary Boland
    • Robert McKim
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    • Directors
      • Reginald Barker
      • Thomas H. Ince
    • Writer
      • C. Gardner Sullivan
    • Stars
      • Frank Keenan
      • Mary Boland
      • Robert McKim
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    Frank Keenan
    Frank Keenan
    • Elihu Knowland
    Mary Boland
    Mary Boland
    • Mary Beresford
    Robert McKim
    Robert McKim
    • Al Beresford
    Margaret Thompson
    Margaret Thompson
    • Flora Alden
    Joseph J. Dowling
    Joseph J. Dowling
    • W.B. Prescott
    • (as Joseph Dowling)
    J. Barney Sherry
    J. Barney Sherry
    • Horatio Wells
    • Directors
      • Reginald Barker
      • Thomas H. Ince
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      • C. Gardner Sullivan
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    • Release date
      • April 16, 1916 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • None
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Den starkare
    • Production companies
      • New York Motion Picture
      • Kay-Bee Pictures
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      50 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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