The Breaking Point

Name: The Breaking Point
Cast: Bessie Barriscale, Walter McGrail, Ethel Grey Terry, Eugenie Besserer, Pat O'Malley

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Ruth Marshall's dire financial situation forces her to marry Richard Janeway, a wealthy but drunken playboy who cheats on her. Not only that, but on their honeymoon he hooks up with Lucia, a former girlfriend. Ruth becomes pregnant, but on the night their child is born, Richard decides to attend a wild party; not long afterward he throws her out of their house, threatening to give their child to his mistress. Eventually, Richard's abuse becomes more than Ruth can stand. What will she do?

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Cast & Crew

Director: Paul ScardonWriters: H.H. Van Loan, Mary LernerProducer: J.L. Frothingham

Bessie Barriscale

as Ruth Marshall

Walter McGrail

as Richard Janeway

Ethel Grey Terry

as Lucia Deeping

Eugenie Besserer

as Mrs. Janeway

Pat O'Malley

as Phillip Bradley

Winter Hall

as Dr. Hillyer

Wilfred Lucas

as Mortimer Davidson

Joseph J. Dowling

as Mrs. Marshall

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