The Labour Leader

The main character is the socialist John Webster. He steadily moves toward his goal—his election to the Royal Parliament as a member of the Labour Party. Along the way, he marries a beautiful laundress who is pregnant with his friend's child. The film was released in the summer of 1917. The director of this drama, based on a screenplay by Kenelm Foss, is Thomas Bentley. The leading roles are played by Fred Groves, Fay Compton, and Owen Nares