The Food Gamblers (1917)
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.
Director: Albert Parker
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Hedda Hopper as June Justice |
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Wilfred Lucas as Henry Havens |
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Russell Simpson as Samuel Sloane |
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Mac Barnes as Police Inspector |
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Jack Snyder as Dopey Benny |
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Eduardo Ciannelli as The Italian |
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Josephine Myers as Little Girl |
| Directing | Albert Parker | Director |
| Camera | Roy Vaughn | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Thomas F. Tracey | Assistant Director |
| Writing | Robert Shirley | Story |
