In France during the reign of Louis XVI American naval officer Francis Burnham escapes from a British convict ship. He flees to Paris to see Benjamin Franklin only to find him away. At loose ends he becomes indebted to the Marquis de Tremignon who under threat of imprisonment involves him in an intrigue to compromise the Countess De Villars to force her into marriage. While unwillingly purloining one of her slippers the lady catches him, and they realize he had saved her at one time from highwaymen. After many contretemps, the Marquis is disgraced, and the Countess and Burnham are united.
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Anita Stewart
Countess de Villars
Also in
The Lodge in the Wilderness
Never the Twain Shall Meet
Earle Williams
Lieutenant Francis Burnham
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The Heart of the King's Jester
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Joseph Kilgour
King Louis XVI
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Writing on the Wall
Within the Law
Julia Swayne Gordon
Marie Antoinette
Known for
Wings
It
Harry Northrup
Marquis du Tremignon
Known for
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Albert Roccardi
Bucknall
Known for
The Love Parade
William Shea
Bucknail (per Variety)
Also in
Julius Caesar, an Historical Tragedy
The Meeting
George O'Donnell
Duc de Riveau-Huet
Also in
Freddy, the Fixer
Too Many Crooks
Charles Chapman
Benjamin Franklin
Also in
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Sydney's Darlings
George Stevens
Espiau
Also in
The False and the True
Sonny Jim and the Amusement Company, Ltd.
Ralph Ince Director · Edward J. Montagne Writer Cyrus Townsend Brady Story
United States release January 10, 1916 · Produced in United States
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Vitagraph Company of America
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United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
No dialogue
Release dates
United States · January 10, 1916
Theatrical
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