“The Sensational Hit! A romance of a proud man, too proud to live on his wife's money; he comes to America to start again.”
Ranch foreman Kerry has boarded with Kitty Tynan and her mother for five years in western Canada, his past is a mystery to everyone. He is actually an English aristocrat who lost all his money gambling and left the country in search of work. Kerry and his friend Horan own an option on property which crooked lawyer Burlingame is trying to secure. Burlingame's cohort Logan murders Hogan, and is caught and arrested. In the trial, Burlingame forces Kerry to admit his past, and succeeds in preventing Kerry from receiving bank assistance. When Kerry is shot, Kitty opens a letter from Kerry's wife that he had been carrying for five years, and cables her. Kerry's wife arrives and informs him that his last bet in England had turned out to be a $20,000 winner. Kerry is able to use the money just in time to foil Burlingame and secure the property, thus winning prosperity and the affections of his wife.
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Cast
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House Peters
J.G. Kerry
Also in
Raffles: The Amateur Cracksman
The Captive
Claire Whitney
Known for
The Mummy's Ghost
Frank Nelson
Known for
The Looney, Looney, Looney Bugs Bunny Movie
Mildred Southwick
Kitty Tynan
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Bertram Marburgh
Also in
Before I Hang
Timothy's Quest
Marion Dyer
Charles Hammond
Also in
Discontent
Sally of the Sawdust
Frank Powell Director · Gilbert Parker Author
United States release November 17, 1919 · Produced in United States
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Sunset Pictures
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United States
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Original language
English
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No dialogue
Release dates
United States · November 17, 1919
Theatrical
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