The Green-Eyed Devil

Jim Miller lives in a cheap tenement with his wife and his sister. They had been in a better position in other days, but Jim has developed into a morose half-drunken character, suspicious and high-tempered. The sister leaves her own husband and comes to live with Jim. However, she is jealous of her sister-in-law and goes out of her way to be mean to her, and to poison Jim's mind against the weak, pretty thing who is his wife. One day Jim gets out of a job and while he is out looking for work and the sister is away at her work in the factory, Mary, the wife, steals out determined to add to the common share, while her husband is in hard luck. She finds work painting clay figures, an art for which she shows some talent. But she is afraid of Jim's wildness and as soon as she collects money she secrets it for a rainy day. One day after she has worked hard and hoarded some money, the sister comes in unexpectedly upon her, and when Mary goes out of the room finds the money in an old vase.

Country:

United States of America

Genre:

Drama

Duration:

22 minutes

Year:

1914

Director:

James Kirkwood

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Company:

Reliance Film Company

Cast:
Henry B. Walthall

Lillian Gish

Mary Miller

Spottiswoode Aitken

Earle Foxe

William Garwood

Crew:
James Kirkwood

Director

Daniel Carson Goodman

Story

George Pattullo

Scenario Writer