The Boomerang

The Boomerang

NR 1913 · 33 min · Drama

Virginia Chester visits her Aunt Betty who resides near an army post. Lieut. Calhoun falls in love with Virginia, and after a whirlwind courtship persuades her to marry him secretly. Helen Brassey, the daughter of the Colonel, is in love with Calhoun, and gets her father to help her win the lieutenant's affections.

Directed by Thomas H. Ince · Written by William Hamilton Osborne

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