A young girl is betrothed to a rich Count by her family who have hopes of partaking in the Count's fortune. A parson who loves her uses his pulpit in a scheme to shame the family into allowing the girl to break the engagement and marry him instead.
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H.B. Warner as John Armstrong
Clara Williams as Helen Bagley
Gertrude Claire as Mrs. Bagley
Charles Miller as Count Bernard d'Montaigne
Leona Hutton as Belle
C. Gardner Sullivan Writer
Reginald Barker Director
Thomas H. Ince Producer
Charles E. Kaufman Cinematography
United States 28 May 1916
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