''Without Limit'' is a 1921 American silent drama film produced and distributed by Metro Pictures. It was directed by

George D. Baker George Duane Baker (April 22, 1868 – June 2, 1933) was an American motion picture director whose career began near the dawn of the silent film era. Early life He was born at Champaign, Illinois on April 22, 1868. He was the second son and third ...

and stars Anna Q. Nilsson.''The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30'' published by The American Film Institute, c.1971 The film is based on the story ''The Temple of Dusk'' by Calvin Johnston that was published in '' The Saturday Evening Post''. A surviving print is held at the British Film Institute (BFI) National Film and Television Archive.

Plot

Based upon a summary in a film publication, a minister's son, David Marlowe (Frazer), gets drunk and marries chorus girl Ember (Nilsson), and then forges a check and flees. Ember then decides to leave the straight and narrow path and charges some gowns to Bunny Fish (Schable), the man her husband had robbed. When she hears that her husband has returned with money to repay his debt, she changes her mind and returns the clothing. Later, when she believes David has killed Bunny Fish because of his attentions towards her, but it turns out that Fish is only slightly hurt. Palter (Lane), owner of the establishment where David first got intoxicated, has become so interested in David's regeneration that he remembers him in his will, and just before he dies he also signs over some bonds to Ember after learning that she has remained true to her husband.

Cast

* Anna Q. Nilsson as Ember Edwards *

Robert Frazer Robert Frazer (born Robert William Browne, June 29, 1891August 17, 1944) was an American actor who appeared in some 224 shorts and films from the 1910s until his death. He began in films with the Eclair company which released through Universal ...

as David Marlowe * Frank Currier as The Reverend Marlowe *Kate Blancke as Mrs. Marlowe * Charles Lane as Clement Palter * Robert Schable as Bunny Fish *Thomas W. Ross as Charley *Nellie Anderson as The Landlady

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