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The Web of Desire

NR
Drama

When his wife Grace inherits her father's stock, John Miller, the president of the Western Power and Development Company, becomes a millionaire and moves to New York with his family. Beset by business problems, Miller pays little attention to his wife, and Grace, feeling neglected, takes up with a bohemian set. Among her new acquaintances she meets Stuart Mordant, the attorney for Thomas Hurd, a business rival of Miller's. Grace seeks refuge from loneliness in Mordant, who makes a bargain with Hurd to gain control of her husband's company for half a million dollars.

03-04-1917
50 min
The Web of Desire
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Main Cast

Grace Miller

John Miller

Mrs. Langley

Stuart Mordant

Thomas Hurd

Madge Evans

Madge Evans

Marjorie

Robert Elwell

Movie Details

Production Info

Director:
Émile Chautard
Writer:
Frances Marion
Production:
World Film, Peerless Productions

Key Crew

Writer:
Frances Marion
Director:
Émile Chautard
Story:
E. Lloyd Sheldon

Locations and Languages

Country:
US
Filming:
US
Languages:
en