Shall We Forgive Her?


1917

Film Details

Genre
Adaptation
Release Date
Oct 15, 1917
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
World Film Corp.; Peerless
Distribution Company
World Film Corp.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the play Shall We Forgive Her? by Frank Harvey (London, 4 Jul 1894).

Synopsis

When Grace Raymond follows Neil Garth, her hard-drinking fiancé, West, she finds him living in a squalid desert cabin. Forced to choose between being raped by outlaws or giving in to Neil's sexual demands, Grace moves in with her fiancé. A year later, Grace rescues James Stapleton, a gold miner, from a desert death and helps him to escape from Neil's greedy clutches. Before Neil can punish her, she knocks him out and flees to New York, where she meets and then marries Oliver West, a jeweler with failing vision. To help with his medical bills, Grace sells a short story, but Neil shows up and threatens to expose her past unless she gives him her earnings. Eventually, Oliver finds out about Grace and Neil and goes blind from the shock. Determined to win Oliver back, Grace enlists the help of Stapleton, now a rich broker, to thwart Neil and secure a sight-restoring operation for Oliver. When Oliver hears Neil's confession of Grace's difficult past, he finally forgives her.

Film Details

Genre
Adaptation
Release Date
Oct 15, 1917
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
World Film Corp.; Peerless
Distribution Company
World Film Corp.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the play Shall We Forgive Her? by Frank Harvey (London, 4 Jul 1894).

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