Summary Cicely Osborne marries laborer John Ashton to help provide for her mother. At their wedding dinner in a cabaret, John flirts with a woman and her enraged escort slays him. At home, Cicely finds her mother dead. While contemplating suicide, Cicely notices that a lieutenant having the same name as her husband died in the war. She tells the lieutenant's aristocratic parents that she and John were secretly wed, and soon ingratiates herself. Only John's crippled cousin Philip suspects her. John returns, having been only wounded, and seeing that his mother loves Cicely, he continues the masquerade. Philip, thinking that Cicely is giving John sexual favors to keep from being exposed, threatens to blackmail her himself. John falls in love with Cicely and jealously follows her to meet Philip. They fight and John's war wound is reopened. Thinking that he is dying, John summons a priest, who solemnizes his union with Cicely. John later recovers and the two resume their life together. View more details
Directed : Ida May Park
Written : Ida May Park Elinor Chipp
Stars : Mary MacLaren Stanhope Wheatcroft Frank Mayo Ethel Lynne
Genres : Drama
Release date : Apr 6, 1919
Countries of origin : United States
Language : None
Filming locations : Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA
Production companies : Universal Film Manufacturing Company
Summary Cicely Osborne marries laborer John Ashton to help provide for her mother. At their wedding dinner in a cabaret, John flirts with a woman and her enraged escort slays him. At home, Cicely finds her mother dead. While contemplating suicide, Cicely notices that a lieutenant having the same name as her husband died in the war. She tells the lieutenant's aristocratic parents that she and John were secretly wed, and soon ingratiates herself. Only John's crippled cousin Philip suspects her. John returns, having been only wounded, and seeing that his mother loves Cicely, he continues the masquerade. Philip, thinking that Cicely is giving John sexual favors to keep from being exposed, threatens to blackmail her himself. John falls in love with Cicely and jealously follows her to meet Philip. They fight and John's war wound is reopened. Thinking that he is dying, John summons a priest, who solemnizes his union with Cicely. John later recovers and the two resume their life together. View more details
Genres : Drama
Release date : Apr 6, 1919
Countries of origin : United States
Language : None
Filming locations : Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA
Production companies : Universal Film Manufacturing Company
