The Boss (1915) WORLD FILM CORPORATION Lewis J. Selznick Vice Pres. Gen'l Mgr. Wm A. BRADY PICTURE PLAYS INC. PRESENT HOLBROOK BLINN & ALICE BRADY in "THE BOSS" in 5 ACTS by Edward Sheldon WORLD FILM CORP. Wm A. BRADY PICTURE PLAYS Inc. HOLBROOK BLINN & ALICE BRADY in "THE BOSS" by Edward Sheldon HOLBROOK BLINN and ALICE BRADY in "THE BOSS" THE five part W. A. Brady photoplay, "The Boss," is based upon the successful play of the same name. Michael Regan, of Irish descent, is a born fighter. This fighting instinct helps Regan to success. He becomes bartender, then saloon proprietor, then political Boss. Two of his best friends are Sullivan and McCoy. They have been boys together. Sullivan becomes a priest, and Porky McCoy becomes Regan's right hand man. Regan becomes prominent in politics. He also buys up mortgages. His power increases as his field of labor widens. He gains the monopoly of the grain-shipping contracts which before his advent had been under the conrol of Griswold & Son, an old established firm. Old John Griswold and his son are on the brink of ruin. Regan's is a two-sided nature. The man of iron, hard, merciless and a grafter, and the man who feeds the starving, whould give his life for his friend and delight in the smile of a child. While visiting and helping the poor, he meets and loves Emily Griswold. In his hard, fighting life, he has seen little of women and Emily becomes his ideal. When the situation of the Griswolds becomes desperate, they ask Regan to visit them. He comes and offers them relief through an amalgamation of interests. When questioned as to his reason for this leniency, when he has everything in his power, he tells them he wishes to try and win Emily for his wife, although she does not love him. The Boss is accused of a murder he did not commit. When jail faces him his wife finds she really does love him and should to shoulder they fight their way to success. with Holbrook Blinn and Alice Brady. Directed by Emile Chautard. Brady/World Film. More Information on this film...                                      This work (The Boss (1915), by Brady/World Film), identified by Bruce Calvert, is free of known copyright restrictions. Books (none) Last Modified July 18, 2024