Plot Summary

When the Duke of Wynningham, a "simple soul" who prefers science to royalty, meets Molly Shine, a London shop girl, he is enthralled by her love of books and begins to send her two pounds weekly so that she can purchase the books that she adores. Molly's mother discovers the money and, assuming that the duke is paying her daughter for immoral reasons, drags the girl to the duke's home, where she charges him with seduction.

Movie Details

Original Title
Simple Souls
Status
released
Original Language
en

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Cast

Blanche Sweet as Molly Shine

Blanche Sweet

Molly Shine

Charles Meredith as Duke of Wynningham

Charles Meredith

Duke of Wynningham

Kate Lester as Lady Octavia

Kate Lester

Lady Octavia

Herbert Standing as Peter Craine

Herbert Standing

Peter Craine

Mayme Kelso as Mrs. Shine

Mayme Kelso

Mrs. Shine

Herbert Grimwood as Samuel Shine

Herbert Grimwood

Samuel Shine

Production Companies

Jesse D. Hampton Productions