17 November 1918 Comedy 50 mins
Several young couples have gathered at a vacation home in the mountains. The group of friends go climbing, but Phyllis Ashbrook and John Manning leave the others behind. They get lost and have to spend the night in a cabin. When they are brought back the next day, appearances compel them to marry, even though they are already engaged to others.
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Billie Burke as Phyllis Ashbrook
Alfred Hickman as Roger Mason
Ida Darling as Mrs. Ashbrook
David Powell as John Manning
Wray Page as Anita Webb
Isabel O'Madigan as Mrs. Harbury
Frances Kaye as Eileen Harbury
Bigelow Cooper as Mr. Ashbrook
Howard Johnson as Donald Ashbrook
F. Gatenbery Bell as Mr. Harbury
United States 17 November 1918
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