The Better Half
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J. S. Robertson
Director
Alice Brady
Trixie Thorley/Louise Thorley
David Powell
Michael Thwaite
Crauford Kent
Hendrick Thurston
W. T. Carleton
Judge Thorley
Isabel O'madigan
Mrs. Corlandt
Film Details
Release Date
Sep
1918
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Select Pictures Corp.
Distribution Company
Select Pictures Corp.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel Michael Thwaite's Wife by Miriam Michelson (New York, 1909).
Technical Specs
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
5,073ft
(5 reels)
Synopsis
Louise and Trixie Thorley are twins, one kindhearted and the other selfish. Although Louise loves Michael Thwaite, he is dazzled by the pampered Trixie and marries her. Trixie soon tires of Michael and departs for Europe with Hendrick Thurston, "an idler." The night she leaves him, Michael is attacked by thugs and loses his sight. To spare his feelings, Louise tends to him posing as Trixie. When Trixie returns, the twins argue, and Trixie kills herself in a fit of remorse. Michael finally regains his sight and, realizing Louise's love, marries her.
Director
J. S. Robertson
Director
Cast
Alice Brady
Trixie Thorley/Louise Thorley
David Powell
Michael Thwaite
Crauford Kent
Hendrick Thurston
W. T. Carleton
Judge Thorley
Isabel O'madigan
Mrs. Corlandt
Richard Allen
Doctor
Film Details
Release Date
Sep
1918
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Select Pictures Corp.
Distribution Company
Select Pictures Corp.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel Michael Thwaite's Wife by Miriam Michelson (New York, 1909).
Technical Specs
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
5,073ft
(5 reels)
