A clairvoyant warns divorcée Adrienne Van Couver to beware of Robert Warren, whom she has spurned. The warning comes true after Adrienne's ex-husband, John Dean, meets Warren, an old friend, and tells him the story of his marriage to Adrienne. He tells how her frivolity and malice caused both the death of their only child, and after their divorce John’s romance with Lorraine Barkley who left him for lawyer Henry Armstrong. Enraged by Adrienne's treachery, Warren goes to her apartment and kills her. Dean arrives after Warren has fled and is arrested for the murder. Believing that Dean is innocent, Lorraine persuades Armstrong to defend him. After a last-minute confession by John is cleared.
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Carlyle Blackwell
John Dean
Also in
The Ocean Waif
The Hound of the Baskervilles
June Elvidge
Adrienne Van Couver
Also in
Beauty's Worth
The Strong Way
Arthur Ashley
Robert Warren
Also in
An Officer and a Gentleman
The Praise Agent
Evelyn Greeley
Lorrainne Barkely
Also in
Phil-for-Short
His Greatest Sacrifice
George MacQuarrie
Henry Armstrong
Known for
Desire
The Black Room
Muriel Ostriche
Also in
The Farmer's Daughters
An Elevator Romance
Isabel Berwin
Mrs. Stephen Barkley
Also in
The Strong Way
The Beloved Blackmailer
Eugenie Woodward
Mrs. Dean
Also in
Betsy Ross
East Lynne
Edna Whistler
Madame Melvina
Also in
Poppy
A Hungry Heart
Harley Knoles Director · Frances Marion Writer Florence Bolles Story
United States release March 19, 1917 · Produced in United States · Production World Film
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Peerless Productions
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World Film
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United States
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English
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No dialogue
Release dates
United States · March 19, 1917
Theatrical
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