15 February 1916 Drama 20 mins
Asa, in love with Senneth but rejected for Essene, asks her sorcerer father, Kam, to magically force Senneth to reciprocate her love. Kam refuses. When Asa tries to poison Senneth, another sorcerer, Ram, intervenes with a 3,000-year spell of loveless rebirth.
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Winifred Greenwood as Asa & Zaida Grant (dual role)
Edward Coxen as Francis Passmore
George Field as Aster
Charles Newton as Ram
Nan Christy as Essene
King Clark as Semeth
Charles Bartlett Director
United States 15 February 1916
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