"For the rich and poor, the beautiful and plain-there's only one law! She has broken it and must pay!" 24 September 1922 Drama 100 mins
Society-girl thrillseeker Lydia's fun comes to an end when she accidentally causes the death of motorcycle policeman.
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Leatrice Joy as Lydia Thorne
Thomas Meighan as Daniel J. O'Bannon
Lois Wilson as Evans (Lydia's maid)
John Miltern as Gov. Stephan Albee
George Fawcett as Judge Homans
Julia Faye as Mrs. Drummond
Edythe Chapman as Adeline Bennett
Jack Mower as Drummond (policeman)
Dorothy Cumming as Eleanor Bellington
Casson Ferguson as Bobby Dorest
Michael D. Moore as Dicky Evans
James Neill as Butler
Sylvia Ashton as Prison Matron
Raymond Hatton as Brown
Mabel Van Buren as Prisoner
Ethel Wales as Prisoner
Cecil B. DeMille Director
Alice Duer Miller Novel
Jeanie Macpherson Screenplay
L. Guy Wilky Director of Photography
Alvin Wyckoff Director of Photography
United States 24 September 1922
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