A minister, a secret love, and a fiancé who can't keep it in his pants—1924 melodrama at its messiest.
John Brant, a devoted minister, is in love with Marian Calhoun, but must keep it a secret because she is engaged to Robert Fields. However is playing around with a variety of different women.
Acting
William Faversham's dramatic eye work carries entire scenes.
Costume
1920s moral panic fashion is unintentionally camp.
Director
Christy Cabanne
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
John Boles later became a major talkie star in 'Show Boat' and 'Frankenstein', making this early silent role a fascinating glimpse at pre-fame melodrama.
This film exemplifies the 1920s 'vice films' that exploited moral panic while pretending to condemn sin—basically Hays Code foreplay.
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