More Truth Than Poetry
Cast & Crew
Burton L. King
Mme. Olga Petrova
Mahlon Hamilton
Charles Martin
Violet Reed
Harry Burkhardt
Film Details
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Synopsis
When Vera, the daughter of steel king Daniel Maitland, marries Blair, a young lawyer, her father cuts her off with only a small allowance. A few months later, Blair becomes famous by securing the acquittal of one of his friends who had killed his wife's lover, basing his plea on "the unwritten law." He then succumbs to the fascination of another woman. Vera discovers them in a compromising situation and shoots Blair. At her trial, her lawyer is pleading for mercy when Vera explains that she does not want mercy, but justice. She asks if there is one law for a woman and another for a man and explains that she shot her husband because he betrayed her trust. At that moment, it is revealed that the whole episode is being composed by novelist Elaine Esmond, who interrupts her story to go to the opera with her sweetheart.
Director
Burton L. King
Cast
Mme. Olga Petrova
Mahlon Hamilton
Charles Martin
Violet Reed
Harry Burkhardt
Mary Sands
William B. Davidson
Anthony Merlo
Film Details
Technical Specs
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Notes
Wid's lists this as a Popular Plays and Players production. This company was absorbed by Metro earlier in 1917.
