The Square Deal


1918

Film Details

Release Date
Jun 10, 1918
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
American Film Co.
Distribution Company
Mutual Film Corp.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the short story "A Square Deal" by Albert Payson Terhune in The Red Book Magazine (Dec 1917).

Technical Specs

Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
5 reels

Synopsis

Alys Gilson leaves the complacency of her parents' home to move to the big city and partake in the lofty ideals espoused by the Culture Club. As a member of this Bohemian group, Alys succumbs to the influence of Peyton Le Moyne who preaches that marriages should be founded on absolute freedom. Consequently, when Thurston Bruce, a young lawyer not of the group, proposes to Alys, she accepts on the condition that the marriage be dissolved if either finds their love has ceased to exist. Bruce soon wearies of his wife's "serious thinkers" who occupy his apartment day and night, and their relationship becomes strained. Finally, Bruce informs Alys that they must terminate their marriage because he is in love with his secretary, Marion Hamilton, who will give him a real home. Brokenhearted, Alys returns to her parents' home to find Bruce waiting there for her and discovers that the whole story was a scheme to bring her to her senses.

Film Details

Release Date
Jun 10, 1918
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
American Film Co.
Distribution Company
Mutual Film Corp.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the short story "A Square Deal" by Albert Payson Terhune in The Red Book Magazine (Dec 1917).

Technical Specs

Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
5 reels

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