Ralph Cullom is in love with Lucy Bronson and she loves him, but her mother wants him to marry a title. Earl Twombley arrives in America on a business mission. He brings letters of introduction to Mrs. Belknap, Lucy's aunt. Lucy's mother sees an opportunity to arrange a union between Lucy and the Earl.
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George Periolat as The Earl
Vivian Rich as Lucy Bronson
Louise Lester as Mrs. Bronson
Gayne Whitman as Ralph Collum
Marie Van Tassell as Mrs. Belknap
Al Fordyce as Cuthbert Belknap
Carl M. Leviness Director
United States 24 April 1916
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