23 July 1917 Drama, Comedy, Romance 50 mins
On the promise of marriage, Sylvia Smith, a simple girl from Lone Meadows, follows her lover to the city only to discover that he already has a wife.
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Alice Brady as Sylvia
John Bowers as Fitzhugh Castleton
Curtis Cooksey as Bobs
Lila Chester as Della
Herbert Barrington as Crosby
Justine Cutting as Semphronia Benson
Richard Clarke as Butts
Henrietta Simpson as Lydia Van Dusen
United States 23 July 1917
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