The Human Investment (1915)
Delicia Twombley is in love with John Hastings, a young farmer with little or no prospects. Delicia has an inherent love of luxury and comfort, which causes the moderate circumstances in which she lives to deeply rankle and act as the clinching argument against marrying John. John learns from her own lips why she won't marry him, but doesn't learn that she has succeeded in getting her father to invest his savings in her instead of the securities he had in mind. Delicia goes to the city to visit Hilda Travers, a girl chum who has married wealth, and invests her father's savings in gowns. She meets men of wealth, but when Hilda and her husband sail for Europe, leaving her to live alone in the city, only one, Herbert Wentworth, takes the trouble to call on her. She misunderstands his attentions at first, but soon learns that his protestations of affections are not from worthy motives and she dismisses him. Her funds fall low and fearful of returning home and admitting defeat she enters the chorus, the only work open to her. There the same thing happens; the wealthy men who pay attention to her are not the marrying kind. At a party given two men in the rooms occupied by another chorus girl and herself she can stand it no longer, and breaking away from the maudlin attempts of her companion to caress her, runs into the other room and locks the door. There she breaks down. At this moment there is a knock at the door and she opens it to admit John. She finds a heaven in his arms and admits she is ready to return and face any poverty if he will only get her away. They leave at once. Back home, however, she discovers that John has struck oil on his property and therefore has no sacrifice to demand of her.
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GenresDrama
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| Filmmakers | Role |
|---|---|
| George Terwilliger | Director |
| George Terwilliger | Writer |
| Siegmund Lubin | Producer |
| Cast | Role |
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| Ormi Hawley | |
| Earl Metcalfe | |
| Eleanor Barry | |
| Patsy De Forest |
