Shackled

Shackled

NR 1918 · 60 min · Drama

A destitute young woman named Lola Dexter falls in love with Walter Cosgrove, who establishes her in a luxurious apartment and promises to marry her. After his fortune has been squandered, however, he woos and marries wealthy Edith Danfield while her sweetheart, James Ashley, is fighting in the trenches overseas. Embittered, Lola decides that from now on she will use men to her own advantage and travels to Florida to seek her first victim. She soon loses heart, however, and is about to commit suicide when Edith's invalid father, Thomas Danfield, convinces her to begin her life anew. The two become close friends and together return home, where they find that Edith, neglected and abused by Walter, has realized her mistake and is longing for James. To provide Edith with grounds for divorce, Lola allows Walter to enter her room, but when he rushes to attack her in a drunken rage, he falls down the stairs and is killed.

Directed by Reginald Barker · Written by Lawrence McCloskey

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Louise Glaum Lola Dexter
Charles West Walter Cosgrove
John Gilbert James Ashley
Roberta Wilson Edith Danfield
Lawson Butt Thomas Danfield
Herschel Mayall Henry Hartman
Roy Laidlaw Major Duval

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