The Easiest Way (1917)
1h 10m
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April 1, 1917Release Date
Plot.
A young actress seeks an engagement in New York but faces obstacles due to jealousy and politics. Her wealthy broker finances a production, demanding her best role. She resists, then moves to Denver for a stock engagement and falls in love with a newspaper writer.
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This Movie Is About.
love triangle
letter
suicide attempt
newspaper reporter
drunkard
broker
actress
play
Wiki.
The Easiest Way is a 1917 American silent film starring Clara Kimball Young and directed by Albert Capellani. It is based on a 1909 play, The Easiest Way by Eugene Walter, staged by David Belasco and starred Frances Starr as Laura Murdock. Belasco and Starr revived the play in 1921. It is not known whether the film currently survives.Actor Joseph Kilgour reprises his role as Brockton from the Broadway play.