The Unknown Lover

The Unknown Lover

NR 1925 · 70 min · ★ 9.0 · Drama

Elaine Kent weds Kenneth Billings, a young man who has a taste for wild living. She attempts to reform him and his exasperated father disinherits him. Now that he is without money, Kenneth starts a dye business and he proceeds to throw himself into it with the same amount of effort he once spent on the high life. As a result, he overworks until he is on the verge of a nervous breakdown.

Directed by Victor Halperin · Written by Victor Halperin

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