- In the slums of New York, David Darrow runs a settlement house called "The Angel Factory" in which he tries to help those oppressed by tenement life. In the course of his work, Darrow meets Florence, an innocent young girl of the slums, and is attracted to her sweetness. Betty, Darrow's snobbish fiancée, becomes jealous and invites Florence to a reception, hoping to embarrass the girl. Florence comports herself admirably, however, and wins the respect of all present. The next day, on his way to the settlement house, Darrow is followed by gangster Tony Podessa, a jealous man from Florence's past. As Florence watches the two men confront each other, Tony is killed by a mysterious shot. The police arrive and arrest Darrow for the murder. Florence, determined to prove his innocence, remembers Sailor Bill, a long-time enemy of Tony. She finds Bill after he has been mortally wounded in a brawl. Bill confesses to the crime before he dies, Darrow is freed, and after breaking his engagement to Betty, asks Florence to be his partner at the settlement house.—Pamela Short
- In the tenement section of New York there stood a building which was called "The Angel Factory." It had been erected by David Darrow, who devoted all of his time trying to enlighten the people and make them see the bright side of life. In his slum work David came in contact with Florence Lamont, a girl of the poor. His friendship with her brings with it the uncompromising hostility of a gang leader, Tony Podessa, who is in love with Florence. She shuns him. It also causes David's fiancée, a girl of society, to become jealous of Florence. Thinking, perhaps, that if she invites Florence to her home to meet her friends, she will shame Darrow, and then he will forget her. On the contrary, Florence acts demurely, and to Hetty's astonishment, she is greatly admired by the young men at the reception. Podessa learns of Florence going out with Darrow and decides that he has been fooled long enough. Unfortunately, that night Darrow stops at the factory. Florence bids him good night and goes upstairs. Podessa has followed them home, and seeing Darrow at the window, draws his revolver and is about to fire, when suddenly someone fires and kills him. Hearing the shot, Darrow runs to the body of Podessa. As he is bending over the body a detective grabs him by the arm and accuses him of the murder. Florence rushes to the scene and explains that she was the one that fired the shot. Showing them her revolver with one shot missing, they are convinced, but on summoning the broker where she purchased the revolver, they find that he filled the gun with blanks. About to leave, the detective picks up the revolver dropped by Podessa. Turning the revolver over in his hand, he sees Darrow's name. Immediately he releases Florence and on circumstantial evidence arrests Darrow. Sailor Bill, whom Darrow had befriended and brought into the factory, disappeared after the murder. Florence remembered that he and Podessa had not been friendly lately and perhaps he was the one. Searching all over for Bill, Florence finally found him dying in an old seamen's lodge. She implores him to tell her if he killed Podessa. He refused to speak, but when Florence tells him that Darrow is held in prison accused of the crime, he begs to be taken to him at once. At the prison Bill acknowledges that he killed Podessa, and a few seconds after the confession he dies. Darrow's fiancée calls off the engagement after she reads of Darrow being accused of murder. This only brings great joy to him, because it releases him from a promise made to his father. Florence learns of the broken engagement and consents to teach Darrow how to make a home.
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