More Truth Than Poetry

1917 · 50 min · Drama

When Vera, the daughter of steel king Daniel Maitland, marries Blair, a young lawyer, her father cuts her off with only a small allowance. A few months later, Blair becomes famous by securing the acquittal of one of his friends who had killed his wife's lover, basing his plea on "the unwritten law." He then succumbs to the fascination of another woman. Vera discovers them in a compromising situation and shoots Blair. At her trial, her lawyer is pleading for mercy when Vera explains that she does not want mercy, but justice.

Director: Burton L. King
Writer: Olga Petrova
Released: October 22, 1917
Language: English

Cast

Olga Petrova
Elaine Esmond / Vera Maitland
Mahlon Hamilton
Ashton Blair / Blake Wendell
Charles Martin
Daniel Maitland
Violet Reed
Florence Grant
Mary Sands
Grace Danby
William B. Davidson
Allen Danby
Tony Merlo
Louis Barrentos
Harry Burkhardt
Robert Grant

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