The Eye of Envy

Top 7 Billed Cast

Crane Wilbur
Crane Wilbur

Ambition, the Blacksmith

Jode Mullally
Jode Mullally

Avarice

Gene Crosby
Gene Crosby

Innocence

Frederick A. Thomson
Frederick A. Thomson

Ambition's Father (as F.A. Thompson)

Julia Jackson
Julia Jackson

Ambition's Mother

Lilian Webster
Lilian Webster

The Sweetheart (as Lillian Webster)

Edgar Sherrod
Edgar Sherrod

The Dream Maker

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    At the crook of a road leading to Success is the little hamlet of Sleepy Hollow. One day, the regular road is closed for repairs, and the detour forces traffic to pass through Sleepy Hollow on the way to Success. Passing through the town is Avarice and his beautiful bride Innocence who stirs the envy of the village blacksmith, Ambition. Following them along the road to Success, the blacksmith encounters a wishing tree which enables him to switch bodies with Avarice.

  • Release Date

    1917-08-10

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    7.5

  • Rating:

    3.8 starts
  • Tagline

    A dramatic allegory which vividly proves that contentment is the keynote of true happiness

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