A mother's revenge from beyond the grave, served ice-cold with a side of inheritance drama.
Ben Jordan runs away after accidentally setting fire to a barn in his small New England community. He returns when his mother dies to find that she has left everything to her ward, Jane Crosby.
Acting
Richard Dix smolders as the prodigal son.
Writing
Pulitzer Prize source material, tightly adapted.
Director
William C. deMille
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This is considered a lost film — no complete prints are known to survive, making it a ghost in cinema history.
William C. deMille was Cecil B. deMille's less famous but arguably more tasteful older brother, preferring intimate dramas to biblical epics.
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