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The Absentee (1915)
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60 min | Drama, Romance

The Absentee (1915)

Passed

60 min | Drama, Romance

The Prologue shows man as 'Power,' garbed in Greek-classic costume, standing at the parting of life's highway. One road leads to 'Success' - the other to ''Failure'. He (Power) is confronted by a figure emblematic of 'Pleasure,' who points...See moreThe Prologue shows man as 'Power,' garbed in Greek-classic costume, standing at the parting of life's highway. One road leads to 'Success' - the other to ''Failure'. He (Power) is confronted by a figure emblematic of 'Pleasure,' who points to out to him "the easiest way," then 'Ignorance' leads him to the end of the road. where 'Destruction' stands. The classic figures disappear and the story begins: 'Power-The Absentee' leaves his factory in charge of his manager 'Might." who wrecks the property in order that his wife, 'Extravagance," and his daughter, 'Vanity,' may devote themselves to lives of selfish pleasure. It is only when 'Justice,' the office stenographer. forces 'Power' to right the harm done to his employees that he sees the error in believing that 'Might' is right. Then comes the realization that 'Justice' should go hand-in-hand with 'Power," and so they are wed, and 'Ambition,''Opportunity' and 'Success' array themselves on his side. Written by Les Adams See less

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12 cast members

Name	Known for
Robert Edeson Nathaniel Crosby - the Absentee / Power Nathaniel Crosby - the Absentee / Power See fewer	The Prisoner of Zenda (1922)
Allan Sears Sampson Rhodes / Might (as A.D. Sears) Sampson Rhodes / Might (as A.D. Sears) See fewer	Heart o' the Hills (1919)
Alfred Paget Evil Evil See fewer	Intolerance (1916)
George Beranger Tom Burke / Ambition (as George A. Beranger) Tom Burke / Ambition (as George A. Beranger) See fewer	The Birth of a Nation (1915)
Augustus Carney David Lee / Contentment David Lee / Contentment See fewer	Alkali Ike Plays the Devil (1912)
Charles Lee Age Age See fewer	The Sable Lorcha (1915)
Elmo Lincoln The Toiler - in the Prologue (as Elmo Linkenhelt) The Toiler - in the Prologue (as Elmo Linkenhelt) See fewer	Tarzan of the Apes (1918)
Olga Grey Ruth Farwell / Justice Ruth Farwell / Justice See fewer	Intolerance (1916)
Loretta Blake Happiness Happiness See fewer	Ghosts (1915)
Juanita Hansen Genevieve Rhodes / Vanity (as Wahnetta Hanson) Genevieve Rhodes / Vanity (as Wahnetta Hanson) See fewer	Broadway Love (1918)
Mildred Harris Innocence Innocence See fewer	The Doctor and the Woman (1918)
Monte Blue Ignorance Ignorance See fewer	Key Largo (1948)