The Reward is a 1915 film by Reginald Barker starring Bessie Barriscale, Arthur Maude and Louise Glaum. Barriscale plays a moral chorus girl whom Maude's character attempts to entice to a wild party life for a bet.Larry Langman American Film Cycles: The Silent Era 1998 p45 "Reginald Barker's drama, The Reward ( 1915 ), suggests the commonly held belief that a young woman cannot rise in the world of the stage without making moral compromises . Bessie Barriscale portrays a chorus girl known as "The Iceberg " by her colleagues because she refuses to participate in their wild parties . Arthur Maude, a friend of the frolickers, doubts that a young woman, when offered the choice of taking " the easiest way, " would refuse . To prove it, he bets he can break down Barriscale's resistanc "
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Cast Bessie Barriscale as Jane Wallace Arthur Maude as Dan Conby Louise Glaum as Trixie Margaret Thompson as Pinkie
Reception Writing for Motion Picture Story Magazine, Allan Douglas Brodie gave Barriscale's acting glowing reviews: "...the artistic work of Miss Barriscale will live in the memories of picture-lovers for many a long day. I refer to "The Cup of Life" and “ The Reward,” both of which are superb vehicles for the display of this artiste's admirable acting."
Preservation With no prints of The Reward located in any film archives, it is considered a lost film.
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