The Girl Behind the Barrier (1914) watch online HD

The cruelty of her foster parents drives Madge from the hills of her childhood and eventually, in desperation, she faces starvation alone in a great city. She has a certain natural ... See full summary

The cruelty of her foster parents drives Madge from the hills of her childhood and eventually, in desperation, she faces starvation alone in a great city. She has a certain natural cleverness for taking care of herself, but the toilsome way of life is very hard. She finally falls in with clever people who have mysterious money and their way seems easy. The officers of the Secret Service Department of the United States Government, however, who are always looking up mysterious money, discover that the chief "shover" in the new issue is a beautiful girl, whose simplicity is evidently preyed upon by the men higher up. The scenes show how bogus money ("greengoods") is made and distributed, not omitting the dangers that eventually befall everyone connected with such nefarious enterprise, for the sleuths of the United States Government never let up when once started in pursuit of the offender. Madge has married Tom, seemingly an ignoble member of submerged society, and is innocently working ...