Plot Summary

Elinor Shale's happiness at being engaged to Gerald Forster is interrupted by the arrival of her sister Lucy, who confesses that she will soon give birth to an illegitimate child. Elinor goes into seclusion with her sister until the baby is born and then tries to find a foster mother. Seeking to estrange Gerald from Elinor so that she may marry him herself, Lucy convinces him that Elinor is the child's mother. After Lucy and Gerald's marriage, Elinor learns of her sister's perfidy and resolves to tell Gerald the truth, but at the sight of their happiness, she relents and returns home.

Movie Details

Original Title
The Lie
Status
released
Original Language
en

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Cast

Elsie Ferguson as Elinor Shale

Elsie Ferguson

Elinor Shale

David Powell as Gerald Forster

David Powell

Gerald Forster

John L. Shine as Sir Robert Shale

John L. Shine

Sir Robert Shale

Percy Marmont as Nol Dibdin

Percy Marmont

Nol Dibdin

Charles Sutton as Hamp

Charles Sutton

Hamp

Bertha Kent as Gibbard

Bertha Kent

Gibbard

Maude Turner Gordon as Lady Beachworth

Maude Turner Gordon

Lady Beachworth

Betty Howe as Lucy Shale

Betty Howe

Lucy Shale

Production Companies

Famous Players Film Company logoFamous Players Film Company
Famous Players-Lasky Corporation