The Plaything of Broadway

The Plaything of Broadway

The Plaything of Broadway

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The Plaything of Broadway

"She was young, beautiful and not very wise. Men had given her everything except a chance to be true to herself."

1921

0h 50m

9.0(1 votes)

Drama

Romance

Overview

A beautiful young girl, Lola, is a dancer at a private club for wealthy men in New York City. Some of the club members make a bet that Lola can't seduce a young doctor, Jennings. Her attempt fails, and in order to find out why she follows him around and discovers that he runs a clinic on the city's poor Lower East Side. She begins to see the young doctor in a new light, and sets out to help him build the emergency hospital he's always wanted.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Justine Johnstone

Justine Johnstone

Lola

Crauford Kent

Crauford Kent

Dr. Jennings

Macey Harlam

Macey Harlam

Pell

Edwards Davis

Edwards Davis

Whitney

Garry McGarry

Garry McGarry

Dr. Hastings

Claude Cooper

Claude Cooper

The Patriarch

George Cowl

Dr. Dexter

lucy parker

Mrs. O'Connor

Gertrude Hillman

Mrs. Ford

Mrs. Charles Willard

Mrs. Slattery

Creative team

Directed by: John Francis Dillon
Written by: Sidney Morgan

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