Recent immigrants August and Hilda cannot understand the American emphasis on weddings, because in their country, couples never get married. Fearing that he will be arrested for living with a woman who is not his wife, August stows away on a ship and dies in a wreck at sea. Afterward, Hilda tries to commit suicide, but the wealthy Esther Grail saves her, and then adopts her infant son Stephen. Years later, Esther tells him the circumstances of his birth, and so Stephen goes on a crusade for the rights of illegitimate children.
Genre: Drama
Stars: Frank Whitson, Gretchen Lederer, Adele Farrington, Lois Wilson, Richard Morris, Emory Johnson
Crew: Lloyd B. Carleton (Director), Henry Christeen Warnack (Story), Anthony Coldeway (Screenplay)
Country: United States of America
Language: No Language
Studio: Universal Film Manufacturing Company
Runtime: 50 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Dec 11, 1916
IMDb: 10
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