Honor Thy Name


1916

Brief Synopsis

The pride of his aristocratic Southern family, a young man shatters his family's hopes by marrying a Broadway vamp known as "The Moth." The young man's father then plots to rescue his unwitting son from "The Moth's" clutches, but at great sacrifice.

Film Details

Release Date
Aug 6, 1916
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
New York Motion Picture Corp.; Kay-Bee
Distribution Company
Triangle Film Corp.
Country
United States

Technical Specs

Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
5 reels

Synopsis

Colonel Slocum Castleton of Virginia sends his son Rodney to New York to get an education, but instead he marries Viola Bretagne, who successfully plays the ingenue for her new husband but cannot keep Slocum from recognizing her as a vamp. When the couple comes to Virginia, Slocum offers to pay Viola to leave Rodney, but she always refuses. Then, after announcing that she is pregnant, Viola suggests that Slocum give her $20,000 in exchange for a separation of indeterminate length. From this offer, Slocum realizes that there is only one way to get rid of Viola permanently, and as part of his plan, he agrees to pay the money. The next day, he asks her to accompany him to the bank to make the withdrawal, and then, while they are riding together in his carriage, Slocum drives the horses off a cliff and sacrifices his own life in order to kill Viola.

Film Details

Release Date
Aug 6, 1916
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
New York Motion Picture Corp.; Kay-Bee
Distribution Company
Triangle Film Corp.
Country
United States

Technical Specs

Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
5 reels

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