The Lie

The Lie

NR 1918 · 50 min · Drama

Elinor Shale's happiness at being engaged to Gerald Forster is interrupted by the arrival of her sister Lucy, who confesses that she will soon give birth to an illegitimate child. Elinor goes into seclusion with her sister until the baby is born and then tries to find a foster mother. Seeking to estrange Gerald from Elinor so that she may marry him herself, Lucy convinces him that Elinor is the child's mother. After Lucy and Gerald's marriage, Elinor learns of her sister's perfidy and resolves to tell Gerald the truth, but at the sight of their happiness, she relents and returns home.

Directed by J. Searle Dawley

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Cast

Elsie Ferguson Elinor Shale
David Powell Gerald Forster
John L. Shine Sir Robert Shale
Percy Marmont Nol Dibdin
Charles Sutton Hamp
Bertha Kent Gibbard
Maude Turner Gordon Lady Beachworth
Betty Howe Lucy Shale

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