The Cheater Reformed

The Cheater Reformed

A Startling Story of a Duel Identity

1921 · 50 min · ★ 7.0 · Drama

Thomas Edinburgh is secretly in love with Carol, wife of the Reverend Luther McCall, and produces evidence that her husband was once an embezzler. Leaving for Cleveland, the minister meets his twin brother, Jordan, the real embezzler, who is evading the law. Luther is killed in a train wreck, and Jordan, assumes his brother's identity....

Directed by Scott R. Dunlap · Written by Jules Furthman

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