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Release Date:
15 October 1924
Production Date:

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Date
Copyright Number
Banner Productions
17 November 1924
LP20780
Physical Properties:
Silent
Black and White
Length(in feet):
5,700
Length(in reels):
6
Country:
United States
Language:
English
SYNOPSIS

In spite of Angelique Dean's seeming friendship for Chapman Griswold, a society bum, John Dawson falls in love with her and asks the charming and mysterious "widow" to marry him. John then learns from Griswold that Angelique has never been married. When John breaks off the engagement, Angelique is forced to accept Griswold's proposal of marriage, fearing that he will expose the fact that she had been inveigled into a mock marriage with Major Twilling, a British officer. When John, however, learns that Angelique had sacrificed her reputation in order to protect Twilling from scandal, he prevents her marriage to Griswold and marries her ...

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In spite of Angelique Dean's seeming friendship for Chapman Griswold, a society bum, John Dawson falls in love with her and asks the charming and mysterious "widow" to marry him. John then learns from Griswold that Angelique has never been married. When John breaks off the engagement, Angelique is forced to accept Griswold's proposal of marriage, fearing that he will expose the fact that she had been inveigled into a mock marriage with Major Twilling, a British officer. When John, however, learns that Angelique had sacrificed her reputation in order to protect Twilling from scandal, he prevents her marriage to Griswold and marries her himself.

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GENRE
Genre:
Sub-genre:
Society


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Legend
Viewed by AFI
Partially Viewed
Offscreen Credit
Name Occurs Before Title
AFI Life Achievement Award

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