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The Whirlpool of Destiny

The Whirlpool of Destiny

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Status

Released

Release Date

Sep 10, 1916

Runtime

0h 50m

Genres

Drama

Original Title

The Whirlpool of Destiny

Production Companies

Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Red Feather Photoplays

Director

Otis Turner

Description

George Bell, a wild young man, lives with his rancher father, Thomas Bell, in Paradise Valley, California. When George sells his father's favorite horse, Mr. Bell turns him out, and George becomes a grain salesman in St. Louis. Meanwhile, Polly Martin lives with her father Bill, an ex-businessman who has sunk to day-labor because of his addiction to alcohol. Bill frequently abuses Polly, and when he falls to his death from a high girder, Polly becomes a nurse in the Salvation Army in St. Louis. George falls in love with Polly after he saves her from the advances of a drunk, but she will not marry him because of his wild past.