''Put Yourself in His Place'' is a 1912 American silent

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based on an

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English novel by Charles Reade. The film was adapted and directed by

Theodore Marston Theodore Marston (August 10, 1868 in Minnesota – October 2, 1920 in Los Angeles, California, United States) was an American silent film director and writer during the early silent period. He directed films including '' Aurora Floyd'' in 19 ...

, and stars

William Garwood William Davis Garwood, Jr. (April 28, 1884 – December 28, 1950) was an American stage and film actor and director of the early silent film era in the 1910s. Between 1911 and 1913, Garwood starred in a number of early adaptions of popu ...

and

Marguerite Snow Marguerite Snow (September 9, 1889 – February 17, 1958) was an American silent film and stage actress. In her early films she was billed as Margaret Snow. Early life Snow was born in Salt Lake City, Utah. Her father, Billy Snow, was a comedia ...

in the lead roles.

Plot

The story is of an English

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town in which Henry Little, a worker and inventor, is persecuted by

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because he was better trained than his fellows. Squire Raby, Little's uncle, is a forcible character, and a pleasant

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story offsets the labor troubles. A purpose of the novel was to expose, without

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, the errors of early trades unions.

Cast

as Henry Little *

as Grace Carden * William Russell as Squire Raby *

Jean Darnell Jean Jarratt Darnell (1889 – January 20, 1961) was an American silent film actress who had a brief career between 1912 and 1913. In 1913, Darnell was a leading woman for the Thanhouser studio. She also acted for the Kalem Company The K ...

as Edith Raby, the Squire's Sister *

James Cruze James Cruze (born James Cruze Bosen; March 27, 1884 – August 3, 1942) was a silent film actor and film director. Early years Cruze's middle name came from the battle of Vera Cruz. He was raised in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day ...

as Edith's Husband *David H. Thompson as Coventry *Anne Drew as Jael Dence *

Marie Eline Marie Eline (February 27, 1902 – January 3, 1981) was an American silent film child actress and sister of Grace Eline. Their mother was an actress. Eline acted on stage for three years before she acted in films. Nicknamed "The Thanhouser ...

Notes

References

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External links

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