The Unattainable (1916)
An actress falls in love with a shepherd, to the dismay of a wealthy suitor. One reel survives at the National Archives Of Canada and the Library of Congress.
Top billed cast
Dorothy DavenportBessie Gale
Emory JohnsonRobert Goodman
Mattie WittingMrs. Goodman
Richard MorrisHenry Morton
Alfred AllenTheatre Manager
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