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The Piper's Price

The Piper's Price

1917 · 50 min · Drama

After divorcing his first wife and marrying a more gentle natured woman, Ralph Hadley finds himself again attracted to his ex-wife, a shrewd business woman. Trouble begins when he foolishly invites her to lunch, setting gossipy tongues-wagging. The news reaches his devoted wife who has discovered she is pregnant.

Directed by Joseph De Grasse · Written by Ida May Park

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