The read
It runs a compact 1h 20m.
Synopsis
George Dryden, an atheist since he saw his mother struck and killed by lightning as a kid, becomes a prominent surgeon and marries a woman who soon dies of heart disease. Years later, on his daughter's wedding day, he discovers that his wife had a serious love affair with an artist. Infuriated, he drives his daughter away. She becomes ill, suffering an emotional collapse. The doctor exhausts his knowledge trying to save her and finally, in desperation, he calls upon God. The girl is miraculously cured and George Dryden's faith is restored. A lost film.
Ratings
TMDB9/10
1 audience votes
Key crew
- Harry F. MillardeDirector
Cast
- Charles RichmanGeorge Dryden
- Peggy ShawBeatrice Dryden
- William H. TookerDr. Brewster
- Myrtle StewartGeorge Dryden's Mother
- Adolph MilarDryden's Stepfather
- Barbara CastletonAnna Ryder
- Alice MayMrs. Ryder
- Robert FrazerThe Artist
- Mabel WrightThe Governess
- Ben GrauerGeorge Dryden - as a boy
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Themes
silent filmlost film