Inspired by his wife Lorna, shiftless William Gordon discovers a welding process worth millions and becomes president of a large corporation. Henry Blake, a friend of Gordon's from his indolent days, is forced to marry when his girl friend Mamie gives birth to a daughter, who is sent to live in a convent.
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George Siegmann as Allegorical Types
Norbert A. Myles as William Gordon
Gene Genung as Lorna Gordon
Jack Dill as Henry Blake
Billie West as Mamie Blake
Andrew Arbuckle as Uncle John
Alice Wilson as Marie Gibson
United States 06 May 1917
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08 July 1917
Lola Montrose ignores the scorn of society to live with Dr. John Hampton, the man she loves. After tiring of his mistress, Hampton tells Lola that he is planning to marry a "good woman" who will exert the proper influence over his son Irwin.
22 February 1917
A young married woman's attraction to a violinist sours as his behaviour grows more and more aggressive.
10 June 1917
Promising young lawyer Jack Dunn,, becomes a victim of drugs and loses his standing in the legal world.
13 January 1917
Kick In is a lost 1917 silent film crime melodrama directed by George Fitzmaurice and starring William Courtenay.
18 June 1917
Alice, a little newsgirl known as "Sticks", spends her time fighting for her territory against a lot of tough kids.
06 August 1917
Inconsiderate millionaire John Benson, philanthropist Oliver North, courageous Langdon Crane, wealthy idler Robert Curtis and Lydia Benson are among the passengers on an ocean liner that is sunk by a German submarine.
29 October 1917
William Lewis accidentally shoots a policeman while breaking into a house as a prank with his friends.
01 November 1917
Informed by her husband Ed that they will not be honeymooning at Niagara Falls as promised, but rather at the County Fair, newlywed Peggy decides it is time to assert her independence and steals away to the falls alone, leaving her bewildered husband to follow.
29 January 1917
Jack Calvert bets four friends that he can travel from New York to Constantinople without a cent.
10 September 1917
Little Betty has a luxurious home, an army of servants and the costliest of toys. But she hasn't what a child wants most of all, other children to play with.
22 October 1917
Artist Henry is wildly jealous of his girl Flossie so when he sees her in the arms of another man he overreacts and tries to end it all in a variety of over the top ways.
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