The Quicksands of Deceit (1916)
• July 13th, 1916 • 0h 30min
Drama
Overview
Kindly widowed farmer John Hardy takes in the orphaned Ida Allen and due to her care of him adopts her. While there is a plan in place for John’s other daughter Eleanor to marry neighboring farmer Hugh Conway she has fallen in love with a wastrel, Paul Denny. Foolhardy, she elopes with Paul who quickly abandons the now pregnant Eleanor who then entreats Ida’s help. Ida comes to her aid, but Eleanor expires leaving Ida with the baby. Meanwhile Hugh and John have been led to believe Ida has disgraced them but when Denny returns looking for hush money, they learn the truth. Hugh banishes the blackard, finds and declares his love for Ida and the family is reunited.
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