Overview
When rich Jack Talbot falls in love with not-rich Rose Kirby, he doesn't marry her, fearing his mother's disapproval. Rose later marries Clyde Bainbridge, a rotter who knows that under the terms of a secret contract, Rose will inherit the Talbot iron-works. Rose finds the contract but, mistrusting her husband, does not make use of it.
Director and cast
- Patsy Ruth Miller as Rose Kirby
- Allan Forrest as Jack Talbot
- Pauline Garon as Edith Rogers
- Rockliffe Fellowes as Clyde Bainbridge
- Barbara Luddy as Cecilia Kirby
- Alec B. Francis as 'Gramp' Tallifer (as Alec Francis)
- Helen Dunbar as Mrs. John Talbot
- Lydia Knott as Mrs. Kirby
- Edward Peil Jr. as The Boy
- Carrie Clark Ward as Sally Towsey
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