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Desertion and Non-Support

  • 1917
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It was an eugenic marriage which united Mary Monroe and Charles Hayward. The medical test, however, proved apparently a failure. Charles, after the ceremony, develops what seems to be sympto... Read allIt was an eugenic marriage which united Mary Monroe and Charles Hayward. The medical test, however, proved apparently a failure. Charles, after the ceremony, develops what seems to be symptoms of lung trouble. Mary, horrified, separates from him and he goes west to recuperate. He... Read allIt was an eugenic marriage which united Mary Monroe and Charles Hayward. The medical test, however, proved apparently a failure. Charles, after the ceremony, develops what seems to be symptoms of lung trouble. Mary, horrified, separates from him and he goes west to recuperate. Here Charles meets Nurse Gordon with whom he falls in love. After a year's treatment it deve... Read all

  • Director
    • E.H. Calvert
  • Stars
    • Marguerite Clayton
    • Edward Arnold
    • Lillian Drew
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    • Director
      • E.H. Calvert
    • Stars
      • Marguerite Clayton
      • Edward Arnold
      • Lillian Drew
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    Marguerite Clayton
    Marguerite Clayton
    • Nurse Gordon
    Edward Arnold
    Edward Arnold
    • Charles Hayward
    Lillian Drew
    Lillian Drew
    • Mary Monroe
    Thomas Commerford
    Thomas Commerford
    • James Monroe
    John Cossar
    John Cossar
    • Judge Garwood
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      • E.H. Calvert
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      Followed by Ashes on the Hearthstone (1917)

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    • Release date
      • February 10, 1917 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • None
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Is Marriage Sacred? #9: Desertion and Non-Support
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      • The Essanay Film Manufacturing Company
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      • Black and White
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      • Silent
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      • 1.33 : 1

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