Synopsis
Mem abandons her new husband during a train journey and finds herself stranded in the desert. Her unexpected rescuers are a film company shooting on location. The encounter opens a path toward Hollywood, where romance and professional opportunity compete with the danger posed by the husband she left behind.
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- No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified.
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- 89:26
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Wikimedia Commons · Rupert Hughes · Public domain
Cast
DirectorsRupert Hughes
Historical context
Rupert Hughes adapted his own novel into a story that also offers glimpses of the silent-era film industry. Cameos by established filmmakers, including Charlie Chaplin and Erich von Stroheim, place its fictional career story alongside recognizable Hollywood figures.
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Availability checked on September 15, 2026.
Photograph credit
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- Eleanor Boardman — Unknown author · Public domain
- Frank Mayo — Freulich; J. Willis Sayre Collection of Theatrical Photographs · Public domain
- Mae Busch — Photoplay magazine; http://www.silentladies.com/PhtplayAB.html · Public domain
- Richard Dix — Unknown author · Public domain
- Lew Cody — Unknown author Unknown author; J. Willis Sayre Collection of Theatrical Photographs · Public domain
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