A Stolen Identity

A Stolen Identity

NR 1913 · Drama

Steve Carnes, the son of a wealthy manufacturer, leads a useless life and is disowned by his father. After a night of gambling he returns, penniless, to his apartment. He is on the point of ending everything when his bell rings and he finds an abandoned baby on his doorstep. Steve and his valet, Hodges, attempt to pacify the child. The distracted mother, who has hoped to place the little one in a comfortable home, repents her act and comes to Steve's house, begging that the child be returned. Steve complies with her request and secretly follows her home. He sees that she lives in a disreputable tenement and finds a note from her husband's father, in which the latter states that the marriage was against his wishes and that the young woman has no claim upon him.

Directed by Robert G. Vignola

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James Vincent Steve Carnes
Alice Hollister Mildred Anderson
Henry Hallam Hodges - a Valet
John Mackin Andrew Carnes - Steve's Father

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