Hugh Payne owns and operates a mine in the West, supporting his brother Larry's luxurious life style. Hugh has nurtured Abby Hope, a young girl with whom he has fallen in love. When Larry comes to visit, he and Abby decide to get married, and to spare Abby's feelings, Hugh pretends that he is infatuated with another woman.
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House Peters as Hugh Payne
Eugene Pallette as Larry Payne
Nina Byron as Abby Hope
Henry A. Barrows as Kearney
Adele Farrington as The Duchess
John Burton as Mr. Hope
Edward LeSaint Director
William Addison Lathrop Screenplay
Allen M. Davey Director of Photography
United States 21 June 1917
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