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The Breaking Point (1921)
Directed by Paul Scardon
Overview
Ruth Marshall’s dire financial situation forces her to marry Richard Janeway, a wealthy but drunken playboy who cheats on her. Not only that, but on their honeymoon he hooks up with Lucia, a former girlfriend. Ruth becomes pregnant, but on the night their child is born, Richard decides to attend a wild party; not long afterward he throws her out of their house, threatening to give their child to his mistress. Eventually, Richard’s abuse becomes more than Ruth can stand. What will she do?
Length 70 minutes
Actors
Bessie Barriscale | Walter McGrail | Ethel Grey Terry | Eugenie Besserer | Pat O'Malley | Winter Hall | Wilfred Lucas | Joseph J. Dowling | Lydia Knott | Irene Yeager