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The Grind (1915)

The Grind poster
Directed by
Joe De Grasse
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
United States
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A silent American drama from 1915 about a man named Henry Leslie. The story follows him through a difficult situation that tests his character.

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What happens

The Grind is a 1915 American silent drama film directed by Joe De Grasse, written by Ida May Park (De Grasse's wife), and featuring Lon Chaney, Pauline Bush and Queenie Rosson. The film is now considered to be lost. The film was released in England as On The Verge of Sin. A still exists showing Lon Chaney in the role of Henry Leslie. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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