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More Truth Than Poetry (1917)
Directed by Burton King
Overview
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.
Length 50 minutes
Actors
Olga Petrova | Mahlon Hamilton | Charles Martin | Violet Reed | Mary Sands | William B. Davidson | Tony Merlo | Harry Burkhardt