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directed by

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and starring David Powell, Edith Allen,

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, and

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.Munden p. 860 A man abandons his wife and child and goes to live in

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with another woman. His wife makes a success of herself, but he then returns and attempts to blackmail her.

Plot

As described in a film magazine review, Jack Banton deserts his wife Edith and their three-year-old child, goes to Havana, and becomes involved with Juanita, a young Cuban woman. Edith pursues an art career, aided by Josiah Wright, a wealthy man, whose nephew, Dr. Norman Wright, is engaged to Julia Livingston. Josiah dies, leaving Edith a fortune. She loves Dr. Wright. Jack returns, blackmails his wife and abducts the child. Juanita follows Jack. Edith buys her freedom from Jack, who is slain by a Cuban who is infatuated with Juanita. Julia breaks her engagement with Dr. Wright, who weds Edith.

Cast

References

Bibliography

* Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Press, 1997.

External links

* 1924 films 1924 drama films Silent American drama films Films directed by Whitman Bennett American silent feature films 1920s English-language films American black-and-white films Vitagraph Studios films Films set in Havana 1920s American films {{silent-drama-film-stub