A 1918 morality tale asking: can virtue survive temptation when hubby's at the mill?
The story of a happily married woman, Amy, who is greeted with temptation of riches beyond belief after her husband, Andrew, accepts a position at a Colorado Steel Mill.
Acting
Anita Stewart's expressive face carries every conflicted moment.
Costume
Wealthy temptress wardrobe vs. modest wifely frocks.
Director
George Loane Tucker
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This film arrived during the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic, when theatres were actually closing—making its survival remarkable. Director George Loane Tucker died that same year at 46.
Hedda Hopper, playing scheming Irma, would become Hollywood's most feared gossip columnist—essentially weaponizing the same social surveillance this film dramatizes.
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