A wayward wife abandons her husband but finds redemption by preventing a railway accident and finding her way back to him. The full 5-reel feature is believed lost; A 1926 abridgement of roughly 12 minutes survives.
Social & External
The people behind it
Gloria Swanson
Kitty Manning
Lee Hill
Jim Manning
Arthur Millett
Stephen Morton
Nellie Allen
Mrs. Morton
Ward Caulfield
Theatrical manager
May Walters
Mrs. Rothfield
Diana Carrillo
Squaw
Fay McKenzie
Baby in Arms (uncredited)
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Silent film drama..
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