Pillars of Society
Karsten Bernick is a wealthy Norwegian shipping tycoon and community leader who hides a past built on lies and moral hypocrisy. He was involved in a youthful affair in Paris with a married Bohemian actress; Bernick let his brother-in-law take the blame and fled to America, while also spreading a rumor that the man stole family money. When the wronged brother-in-law returns home years later demanding that Bernick clear his name Bernick tries to protect his social standing and financial empire from ruin, forcing a dramatic reckoning with his deceit.
Cast
Henry B. Walthall
as Karsten Bernick
Mary Alden
as Lona Tonnesen
George Beranger
as Johan Tonnesen
Josephine Crowell
as Karsten's Mother (as Josephine B. Crowell)
Olga Grey
as Madame Linda Dorf (as Olga Gray)
Joseph Singleton
as Monsieur Dorf (uncredited)
Loyola O'Connor
as Betty's Aunt (uncredited)
Jennie Lee
as Nurse (uncredited)
Juanita Archer
as Betty
Edna Mae Wilson
as Little Dina Dorf (uncredited)
