07 February 1916 Comedy 50 mins
One day Coventry Petmore leaves his wife and child to go out in the world and fight the social evils of divorce and loveless marriage. Circumstances lead him to the home of Judge Mitchell, where the judge's son, a minister, and his wife Beatrice reside. The minister does not believe in expressing affection to his wife, and Beatrice becomes enamored of her chauffeur Larry Price.
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George Le Guere as Coventry Petmore
Marguerite Snow as Beatrice Mitchell
James Lackaye as Judge Mitchell
Frederic Sumner as Rev. James Mitchell
Fred Sittenham as Larry Price
United States 07 February 1916
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