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The Stepping Stone
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Wikipedia article
'The Stepping Stone' is a 1916 American silent drama film, directed by Reginald Barker and Thomas H. Ince. It is a lost film.'The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1911-20' by The American Film Institute, c.1988[http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.9530.html The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: 'The Stepping Stone'][https://web.archive.org/web/20160308082817/http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=14355 The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: 'The Stepping Stone'](Wayback)
Plot
Mary Beresford (Boland) is the wife of unambitious law clerk Al Beresford (Beresford). Thanks to Mary's tenacity and carefully calculated social-climbing, Al is promoted to the position of personal secretary of prominent financier Elihu Knowland (Keenan). Unfortunately, success goes to Al's head like a narcotic, and soon he has alienated everyone in New York, including Mary, who runs off for parts unknown.
Cast
* Frank Keenan as Elihu Knowland
* Mary Boland as Mary Beresford
* Robert McKim as Al Beresford
* Margaret Thompson as Flora Alden
* Joseph J. Dowling as W. B. Prescott
* J. Barney Sherry as Horatio Wells
References
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