The Scarlet Crystal
Cast & Crew
Charles Swickard
Betty Schade
Herbert Rawlinson
Dorothy Reid
Raymond Whitaker
Marie Hazelton
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Synopsis
Priscilla Worth, an innocent country girl, goes to the city to visit her aunt, who has sent for her, thinking that her childlike simplicity will afford a welcome relief to Vincent Morgan, a wealthy bachelor and man-about-town. The plan works, but soon after Vincent and Priscilla's marriage, Vincent, besieged by his friends to return to his gay life and suspicious of his wife's relationship with Durant--an artist who has painted her portrait--yields to temptation. One night, after drinking too much, Vincent sees Durant's model, Peggy Lovel, and dreams that she sacrifices her virtue to him and then, out of remorse, becomes a drug addict. While he is visiting a café with Marie, his mistress, Peggy confronts Vincent, and Marie, in a fit of jealousy, stabs him and then herself. As he falls over Marie's body, Vincent awakens, and thankful that it has all been a dream, he begs Priscilla's forgiveness and renounces his waywardness forever.
Director
Charles Swickard
Cast
Betty Schade
Herbert Rawlinson
Dorothy Reid
Raymond Whitaker
Marie Hazelton
Gertrude Astor
Dick Ryan
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Notes
Originally released in February 1917, this film was re-edited and re-released on March 19, 1917 with a moral ending in which the husband, Vincent's licentiousness has all been a dream.
