Phyllis Narcissa, an underpaid children's librarian, eagerly accepts a dinner invitation from Horace de Guenther, one of her patrons, and happily entertains his invalid wife. Later, Mrs. de Guenther encourages Phyllis to meet with Mrs. Harrington, a dying rich woman whose son Allan, once a vigorous young man, was paralyzed in an auto accident. When Mrs. Harrington proposes to the librarian that she marry and take care of Allan in exchange for his wealth, Phyllis reluctantly consents. While struggling to cheer up the eternally gloomy Allan, Phyllis welcomes the visits of his friend, a doctor who informs her that her husband's paralysis may be psychosomatic.
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Mignon Anderson
Phyllis Narcissa
Also in
The Evidence of the Film
Just a Shabby Doll
Leo Pierson
Allan Harrington
Also in
'49 – '17
Wagon Tracks
L. M. Wells
Horace de Guenther
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Behind the Lines
Julia Jackson
Mrs. de Guenther
Also in
The Eye of Envy
From X to Z
George C. Pearce
Wallis (as George Pearce)
Also in
'49 – '17
The Children in the House
Ben Alexander
Child (uncredited)
Known for
All Quiet on the Western Front
Man in the Shadow
Ruth Ann Baldwin Director · Leo Pierson Writer Margaret Widdemer Author
United States release July 30, 1917
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Universal Film Manufacturing Company
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English
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United States · July 30, 1917
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