Unconquered Woman

Unconquered Woman

Rubye Deremer IN A GRIPPING STORY OF THE NORTHWEST AS BIG AS THE FROZEN GIANTS THAT FILL IT. "The Unconquered" A dainty wisp of a girl gambles with the halfbreeds of the frozen north to save her brother's honor.

1922 · 50 min · ★ 5.0 · Drama

Helen offers herself in marriage to the winner of a poker game in order to obtain money to replace what her brother has stolen. Antonio, a half-breed, is the winner, but Helen is saved from fulfilling her bet by Bruce Devereux when he doubles the stakes and wins the girl. She marries Bruce but leaves for New York when she finds the marriage to be a fake one. There she marries her previous music teacher, but he proves to be faithless, leaving her with a small son. Bruce returns and assures her he had not arranged for a fake marriage. Her present husband, not able to cope with the pressures of his many affairs, kills himself, leaving Helen free to remarry Bruce.

Directed by Marcel Perez · Written by John B. Clymer

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Rubye De Remer Helen Chapelle
Walter Miller Bruce Devereux
Frankie Mann Millicent
Fred C. Jones Serge Ronoff
Nick Thompson Antonio

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