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The daughter of a wealthy man secretly marries a man below her station— one whom her father violently disapproves of. The father, in an excess of parental concern, separates the lovers by sending his daughter away so that she might forget her lover, unaware of their married state. During this time, she gives birth to a daughter. After some months, the young mother returns to her family manor and presents her father with his new granddaughter, which causes a most unfortunate scene. Unbeknownst to the young woman, her enraged father falsely accuses his son-in-law of theft and has him incarcerated in order to separate the lovers in an irrational attempt to force his daughter to forget this "unworthy" young man.

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Top billed cast

  • Photo of Baby PeggyBaby PeggyPeggy Holmes
  • Photo of Gladys HuletteGladys HuletteMargaret Selfridge
  • Photo of Frank CurrierFrank CurrierSimon Selfridge
  • Photo of Lucy BeaumontLucy BeaumontMiss Abigail Selfridge
  • Photo of Edward EarleEdward EarleGarry Holmes
  • Photo of Elizabeth MackeyElizabeth MackeyAunt Mandy
  • Photo of Martha MattoxMartha MattoxNurse Sneed
  • Photo of Cesare GravinaCesare GravinaTomaso Silvano
  • Photo of Martin TurnerMartin TurnerUncle Mose

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