She thought it was love. He thought it was sport. 1918 didn't play nice with secrets.
Marjorie North, a department store clerk, falls in love and has an affair with the store owner's son, Gordon Trenwith, but realizes when her baby is born without a name that he meant only to use her as a plaything.
Acting
Fritzi Brunette's face does what words cannot — devastating.
Direction
Douglas Gerrard knew exactly how long to hold a shot for maximum shame.
Director
Douglas Gerrard
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released the same year women over 30 got UK voting rights — the film's punishment of Marjorie feels like anxious backlash.
Director Douglas Gerrard and actor Charles K. Gerrard were brothers — awkward family dynamic for filming seduction scenes.
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