The Blot (1921) on Netflix
Professor Andrew Griggs teaches the sons of the rich but cannot make a living. Shoemaker Hans Olsen next door has plenty. Wealthy student Phil West keeps visiting Amelia Griggs at the library.
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Plot summary
Andrew Griggs lectures on the wisdom of the ages to a classroom of rich men's sons who would rather not listen. Phil West sits among them, the son of the college's wealthiest trustee, and he has begun turning up at the public library where Amelia Griggs works. Amelia is unimpressed by him and by his money. Her family goes hungry while their neighbor, the shoemaker Hans Olsen, keeps a full table; Olsen's son Peter admires Amelia in secret. His wife dislikes what she takes for Mrs. Griggs' airs. The Reverend Gates is another of Amelia's admirers, and Juanita Claredon, of Phil's country club set, believes Phil is hers.
Cast
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The Blot (1921)
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- In casting The Blot, director Lois Weber gave many of the film's supporting roles to non-professionals instead of professional actors.
