The Reward of Thrift (1914)

Director: Ned Finley

Ironworker Ned is putting money aside for a rainy day unlike his two sandhog co-workers Bill and Grogan who spend most of their money at the saloon. One day on the job Ned is saved from severe injury by Bill and Grogan tries to convince him to take advantage of Ned’s gratitude to extort some money. Later Ned and Grogan get into an argument and Grogan sworn to revenge attempts to get Bill to drown Ned, but the plan goes awry. Bill and Ned reconcile, eventually becoming business partners, Grogan goes to jail.

Cast

Tefft Johnson

Ned Carney

Rose Tapley

Nell Carney

Ned Finley

Bill Lafferty

Jack Harvey

Red Grogan

Lucille Hammill

Little Fay Carney