The Gilded Cage

1915 Drama Directed by Edward T. Lowe Jr.

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About The Gilded Cage

Two sisters: one pampered, one the put-upon younger stepdaughter, played by Ruth Stonehouse. The elder turns down her lover to marry money, and finds out what that choice costs.

Cast & crew

More about The Gilded Cage

Edward T. Lowe Jr. directed this Essanay picture. Bryant Washburn and Ruth Stonehouse star. The catalog calls Stonehouse the younger stepdaughter.

Themes

  • sisters
  • a marriage for money
  • a lover refused
  • Ruth Stonehouse
  • Bryant Washburn
  • stepdaughter
  • Essanay

Notes

  • Washburn is the other lead beside Stonehouse.
  • The title is the wealthy marriage, not a literal cage.
  • Essanay is the company on Wikidata.

Scenes

  • The elder sister rejects her lover and marries wealth.
  • The marriage teaches her the cost of the choice.

Also available

  • Wikimedia Commons (The Gilded Cage (1915).webm)