12 November 1920 Drama, Romance 82 mins
A love triangle drama, based on a novel by Robert W. Chambers, who is better-known for weird fiction (which is not noticeable in this story.)
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Marion Davies as Stephanie
Ralph Kellard as Jim
Carlyle Blackwell as Oswald
Charles Lane as John Cleland
Corinne Barker as Helen West
Vivienne Osborne as Marie Cliff
Robert Vivian as Chilsmer Grismer
Stephen Carr as Jim as a boy
Etna Ross as Stephanie as a Child
Athole Shearer as Reveler at Artists Ball (uncredited)
Edith Shearer as Reveler at Artists Ball (uncredited)
Norma Shearer as Reveler at Artists Ball (uncredited)
Jane Darwell as Housekeeper (uncredited)
Leon D'Usseau Director
Robert Z. Leonard Director
Joseph Urban Art Direction
Erté Art Direction
Erté Costume Design
Allen G. Siegler Director of Photography
Frances Marion Writer
Robert W. Chambers Author
United States 12 November 1920
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