Plot Summary

Rich Southerner John Stanley Hale meets flirtatious actress Elizabeth Roddard, she induces him to marry her, but after several days of quarreling, he flees to Russia. After John's vessel is sunk in mid-ocean and he is reported dead, Elizabeth convinces her destitute and ailing friend Betty Blair to pose as John's widow in order to inherit his fine home in Alabama.

Movie Details

Original Title
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Status
released
Original Language
en

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Cast

Sylvia Breamer as Betty Blair

Sylvia Breamer

Betty Blair

Robert Gordon as John Stanley Hale

Robert Gordon

John Stanley Hale

William R. Dunn as Clinton Hale

William R. Dunn

Clinton Hale

Bessie Stinson as Rita Middleton

Bessie Stinson

Rita Middleton

Eulalie Jensen as Elizabeth Roddard

Eulalie Jensen

Elizabeth Roddard

Margaret Barry as Madame Hale

Margaret Barry

Madame Hale

Morgan Thorpe as Clayton Walpole

Morgan Thorpe

Clayton Walpole

Production Companies

J. Stuart Blackton Feature Pictures