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SOURCE
DATE
PAGE
MPN
31 Aug 1918
p. 1366
MPW
24 Aug 1918
p. 1138, 1159
Variety
30 Aug 1918
p. 37
Wid's
30 Mar 1918
p. 23
DETAILS
Release Date:
18 August 1918
Production Date:

Physical Properties:
Silent
Black and White
Length(in feet):
4,095
Length(in reels):
5
Country:
United States
SYNOPSIS

Famed writer Hudson Newbrook indulges in the good life so heavily that he contracts a persistent cough. At a Greenwich Village café, Hudson meets aspiring writer Barbara Edwards, and the two fall in love, much to the chagrin of his former sweetheart, Polly Staire. After following Barbara to her New England home town with the intention of proposing, Hudson visits his doctor, who informs him that the children of such a marriage would inherit his illness. Learning that Polly shares his disease, Hudson bids farewell to Barbara and returns to New York to face the future with the woman who truly loves ...

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Famed writer Hudson Newbrook indulges in the good life so heavily that he contracts a persistent cough. At a Greenwich Village café, Hudson meets aspiring writer Barbara Edwards, and the two fall in love, much to the chagrin of his former sweetheart, Polly Staire. After following Barbara to her New England home town with the intention of proposing, Hudson visits his doctor, who informs him that the children of such a marriage would inherit his illness. Learning that Polly shares his disease, Hudson bids farewell to Barbara and returns to New York to face the future with the woman who truly loves him.

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