The Uplift (1916)
Jim Ruddy, a criminal, has two daughters. Peg and Tot have been taught by their father, to become thieves. Peg, at the beginning of this story, has just been released from the penitentiary. Tot, thus far, has evaded capture. Tot has a sweetheart, Pinky Welsh, a sneak thief, and Peg on her release meets a fellow convict, Mike, the Bat. A Sister of Mercy offers to lead Peg in the paths of righteousness, but Peg says that she prefers to work out her own salvation. When Peg informs her father that she has decided to live "straight" he turns her into the street. In her efforts to secure employment she finds herself hounded by the Detective Sparks. She is on the point of securing a position through an employment agency when the detective interrupts. Other attempts are equally unsuccessful, and after barely escaping arrest for begging Peg becomes a model for an artist. He provides Peg with enough money to clothe herself and they are often seen together in public places. The intimacy between Peg and the artist causes a breaking of the engagement between Grace Drew and himself. The engagement ring is transferred to Peg although the artist has no intention of marrying her. In the meantime, Tot's career also receives a setback. Her father is arrested for having burglar's tools in his possession and Tot, hearing of the Uplift Society, secures his release through them. Then occurs the episode which brings about her uplift. As she is about to pick the pocket of a woman she is detected, but instead of handing her over to the police Grace Drew, the woman, takes Tot to the mission, where Tot learns the lessons of forgiveness and redemption. So impressed through Tot's influence, her father and Pinky are finally redeemed, and Tot and Pinky are married at the Mission.
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GenresDrama
Short
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| Filmmakers | Role |
|---|---|
| Clay M. Greene | Director |
| Clay M. Greene | Writer |
| Siegmund Lubin | Producer |
| Cast | Role |
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| George Clarke | |
| Helen Greene | |
| Helen Weir | |
| Francis Joyner |
