The Blot (1921) — drama film. Directed by Lois Weber. Starring Philip Hubbard, Margaret McWade, Claire Windsor, Louis Calhern. This page maps 3 characters and 3 relationships between them as an interactive character network.
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A wealthy student's romantic pursuit of a professor's daughter catalyzes his moral awakening and exposes systemic educational inequality.
Drama · 6.3/10 · 91 min · 1921
Professor Griggs, teaching at the college, doesn't get paid a living wage; his next door neighbor, successful shoemaker Olsen, has money and plentiful food, while the Griggses have hardly any. When the professor's rich student Phil West falls for beautiful Griggs daughter Amelia and also befriends the poor Reverend Gates (a young man who is also in love with Amelia), he observes the difference in his life and theirs and tries to help make a difference.
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