The Grip of Jealousy


1916

Film Details

Also Known As
Love Thine Enemy
Release Date
Feb 28, 1916
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Bluebird Photoplays, Inc.
Distribution Company
Bluebird Photoplays, Inc.
Country
United States
Location
San Francisco, California, United States

Synopsis

In the deep South, before the Civil War, Lynda, a white girl, has been raised as a slave because she is believed to be the daughter of a black woman and Silas Lacey, the plantation owner who raped her. Only Virginia Grant knows that her sister Beth, who died in childbirth, is really the mother, and that the father is Jack Corey, who ran off with Beth and never returned. Virginia incorrectly believes, however, that Beth and Jack did not get married, and so she conceals Lynda's true identity in order to protect her sister's good name. Then, even though she loves Hugh Corey, Jack's brother, Virginia agrees to marry Harvey, Silas' loathsome son, as part of a deal in which Silas will free Lynda. Just before the wedding, however, Jack finally returns and discloses the true story of Lynda's birth, thereby freeing her from slavery and alleviating Virginia's fears about Lynda's legitimacy. As a result, Virginia walks out on Harvey and marries Hugh instead.

Film Details

Also Known As
Love Thine Enemy
Release Date
Feb 28, 1916
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Bluebird Photoplays, Inc.
Distribution Company
Bluebird Photoplays, Inc.
Country
United States
Location
San Francisco, California, United States

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Notes

The original title of this film was Love Thine Enemy. Some exterior scenes were shot in San Francisco. Although this is a Bluebird Production, Motography refers to the actors as the "Rex Players."