“Famous Emotional Actress in Biggest Creation Portraying the Tragedy of a Child Born of Hate.”
European peasants Albert & Louise are separated by war with Albert only able to return once during the conflict. While he is away the enemy’s captain seizes their home as his headquarters and forces himself on Louise. When the war ends shortly afterwards Albert is overjoyed at the news of a birth of a son but begins to question when he finds that Louise has rejected the child. Forcing a confession from her about her molestation he reacts with vengeance towards the child but Louise realizing the boy is blameless acts to protect him and the three form a family.
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Cast
12 people
Marjorie Rambeau
Louise
Known for
Tobacco Road
Robert Elliott
Albert
Known for
The Maltese Falcon
The Roaring Twenties
Paul Everton
Enemy Captain
Also in
The Life of Emile Zola
You, the People
Agnes Ayres
The Mother
Known for
The Sheik
The Ten Commandments
Frank A. Ford
The Father
Also in
The Greater Woman
The Menace
Aubrey Beattie
The Corporal
Also in
Hedda Gabler
Life's Greatest Problem
Ruth Byron
Captain's Wife
Also in
Hedda Gabler
The Dazzling Miss Davison
Anne Sutherland
Charlotte
Also in
My Sin
God's Crucible
Lillian Paige
Captain's Mother
Also in
Hedda Gabler
The Chain Invisible
Frank Frayne
Charlotte's Son
Also in
Right Off the Bat
Robert Eaton
Charlotte's Son
Lorna Volare
The Loved One
Also in
His Greatest Sacrifice
The Chain Invisible
Frank Powell Director · Clara Beranger Writer Frederic Arnold Kummer Story
United States release March 26, 1917 · Produced in United States
Production
Mutual Film
Production
United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
No dialogue
Release dates
United States · March 26, 1917
Theatrical
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