Summary John Morton, a sea captain, saves the life of heiress Elsie Haynes when she is shipwrecked. When the two reach port, they are married despite Morton's disfigured face, injured in rescuing the girl. Morton grows wealthy, but believing that his wife shuns him because of his ugliness and uncouth manners, he disappears and is believed to be dead. During his absence, he has plastic surgery performed on his face, returning it to a natural contour, and is educated in social graces. Then, returning to his wife, he discovers that she has always loved him and that to regain her love he must struggle against her memory of him as he was. View more details
Directed : Stuart Paton
Written : John Fleming Wilson George Hively Mary Ashe Miller
Stars : Howard Crampton Frank Mayo Sylvia Breamer Marie Crisp
Genres : Drama
Release date : Apr 30, 1922
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 John Morton, a sea captain, saves the life of heiress Elsie Haynes when she is shipwrecked. When the two reach port, they are married despite Morton's disfigured face, injured in rescuing the girl. Morton grows wealthy, but believing that his wife shuns him because of his ugliness and uncouth manners, he disappears and is believed to be dead. During his absence, he has plastic surgery performed on his face, returning it to a natural contour, and is educated in social graces. Then, returning to his wife, he discovers that she has always loved him and that to regain her love he must struggle against her memory of him as he was. View more details
Genres : Drama
Release date : Apr 30, 1922
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
