The Six-Cent Loaf

The Six-Cent Loaf — Plot

John Rapley, head of Associated Baking Companies, executes a commercial coup that raises the price of bread to 6 cents a loaf. The price increase has a devastating effect on Mary Quinn, a Valencian factory girl who supports her younger brother Joel and sister Norah. Because of the higher cost, Mary can no longer afford to buy as much bread as she previously could for her family, impacting her ability to provide for them.

• Release date
• June 8, 1915
• Runtime
• 14 min
• Genres
• Drama

The Six-Cent Loaf — Cast

Florence La Badie Mary Quinn - Sewing-Machine Girl Leland Benham Joel Quinn - Mary's Brother Helen Badgley Norah Quinn - Mary's Sister Harris Gordon John Rapley - Factory Boss Ethyle Cooke Ethyle Cooke Maude Rapley - John's Wife Ethel Jewett W. Ray Johnston Factory Superintendent

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Eldean Steuart Rapley Child