A convict being transported to Australia from England in the 1800's saves the life of a young girl during a shipwreck. Ten years later in England, she meets a brilliant attorney with secrets in his past.
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Mahlon Hamilton as John Steele
Mary McAllister as Jocelyn Wray, 10 years old
Lillian Rich as Jocelyn Wray, 20 years old
Sidney Ainsworth as Jack Ronsdale
John Gough as 'Snowbird' Joe
Josephine Crowell as Mother Rogers
Tom Maguire as Judge Wray
Wilton Taylor as Jim Gillett
William Lion West as Tom Rogers
Robert Thornby Director
Frederic S. Isham Novel
Fred Myton Scenario Writer
Lucien N. Andriot Director of Photography
Victor Milner Director of Photography
United States 24 October 1920
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