Ancestry
After the Duke of Lorenzo discovers the Duchess with her lover, Count Riccardo the men duel leading the Duke’s 20-year banishment. During that time, the Duchess and their daughter go to America, where her daughter dies. The Duchess returns to Italy with a young companion, Anna De Voe, who is taken by all as her daughter. American artist Harold Dean sketching the villa’s grounds assists the Duchess when she has an accident that renders her an amnesiac. Meeting Anna the pair share an attraction, but the Duke who has returned from his exile and assumes Anna is his daughter, insists she must marry in honor of her ancestors. Anna, who is in love with Harold, reveals the truth and Harold is happy to find that no line of ancestry separates them.
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Edward Coxen
Harold Dean
Also in
The Trail of Cards
The Crime of the Hour
Winifred Greenwood
Anna de Voe
Known for
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
George Field
The Duke of Lorenzo
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Blood and Sand
Spider Barlow's Soft Spot
Charlotte Burton
The Duchesse of Lorenzo
Also in
Polly of the Storm Country
The Torch Bearer
John Steppling
The Innkeeper
Also in
Billy McGrath on Broadway
Bell Boy 13
William Bertram
Father Time
Also in
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The Wishing Stone
Mrs. Tom Ricketts
The Duchesse - 20 Years Later
Also in
Damaged Goods
Saints and Sinners
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The Count
Also in
The Dancer
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Marjorie Cresswell
Rosa
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Americo de Marino
Leo
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Henry Otto Director · Agnes Christine Johnston Writer
United States release March 22, 1915 · Produced in United States
Production
American Film Manufacturing Company
Production
United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
No dialogue
Release dates
United States · March 22, 1915
Theatrical
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