Helen Twelvetrees
Millie Blake Maitland
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Synopsis
A young woman's marriage to a wealthy New Yorker collapses under his repeated infidelity. Determined to live independently, she refuses his money while facing painful choices about their daughter. The freedom she seeks comes with pressures that wealth alone would not resolve.
Cast
DirectorsJohn Francis Dillon
Inspirations
Donald Henderson Clarke's novel was initially passed over by MGM because of its sexual material. Charles R. Rogers acquired it instead, making the film part of the more candid pre-Code treatment of marriage and women's independence.
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Work catalogued as public domain in the United States.
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Availability checked on September 10, 2026.
Photograph credit
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- Helen Twelvetrees — Fox Films-photo by Otto Dyar · Public domain
- Lilyan Tashman — Unknown author · Public domain
- Robert Ames — unknown (Pathé Exchange) · Public domain
- James Hall — Photoplay Magazine · Public domain
