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The End of the Road (1919)

Childhood friends Mary Lee and Vera receive two different versions of the 'birds and the bees' from their mothers. Mary Lee gets the facts, while Vera gets a prudish fairytale version. Their lives separate after graduation, Mary Lee becomes a nurse who falls in proper love with a Doctor, whereas Vera follows her mother's advice and seeks to marry a rich man, but falls for the unlawful and syphilitic charms of a wealthy cad. Mary Lee and her Doctor rescue Vera and help her get proper care after a series of revelations showing actual patients of the loathsome disease. Finally, Mary Lee and her new husband volunteer to help our boys fighting the Huns in France.

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Top billed cast

  • Photo of Richard BennettRichard BennettDoctor
  • Photo of Claire AdamsClaire AdamsMary Lee
  • Photo of Joyce FairJoyce FairVera Lynch
  • Photo of Raymond McKeeRaymond McKee
  • Photo of Maude HillMaude Hill
  • Photo of Robert CainRobert Cain
  • Photo of Arthur HousmanArthur Housman
  • Photo of Alice BradyAlice Brady
  • Photo of Helen FergusonHelen FergusonMaid

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