The Stepping Stone is a 1916 American silent drama film, directed by Reginald Barker and Thomas H. Ince. It is a lost film.
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Plot
Mary Beresford (Boland) is the wife of unambitious law clerk Al Beresford (McKim). Thanks to Mary's tenacity and carefully calculated social-climbing, Al is promoted to the position of personal secretary of prominent financier Elihu Knowland (Keenan). Unfortunately, success goes to Al's head like a narcotic, and soon he has alienated everyone in New York, including Mary, who runs off for parts unknown.
Cast
Frank Keenan as Elihu Knowland
Mary Boland as Mary Beresford
Robert McKim as Al Beresford
Margaret Thompson as Flora Alden
Joseph J. Dowling as W. B. Prescott
J. Barney Sherry as Horatio Wells