The Angel Factory (1917)

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 Darrows 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 Florences 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