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The Web of Desire (1917)
50 min | Drama

The Web of Desire (1917)

50 min | 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...See moreWhen 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. Mordant succeeds in compromising Grace and Miller, finding evidence of his wife's betrayal, insists upon a divorce. Grace transfers her stock to Mordant, and at the stockholders' meeting, Hurd demands Miller's resignation. He is about to comply when Grace enters, exposes Mordant and destroys the transfer. Miller offers Mordant a pistol, suggesting that suicide is his only honorable alternative. Mordant takes the gun and leaves the room, but escapes to Europe, leaving behind a note which exonerates Grace. Grace and Miller then decide to unravel their problems together. Written by Pamela Short See less

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7 cast members

Name	Known for
Ethel Clayton Grace Miller Grace Miller See fewer	Pettigrew's Girl (1919)
Rockliffe Fellowes John Miller John Miller See fewer	Monkey Business (1931)
Doris Field Mrs. Langley Mrs. Langley See fewer	The House of Glass (1918)
Richard Turner Stuart Mordant Stuart Mordant See fewer	The School for Scandal (II) (1923)
Edward Kimball Thomas Hurd (as Edward M. Kimball) Thomas Hurd (as Edward M. Kimball) See fewer	The Christian (1914)
Madge Evans Marjorie Marjorie See fewer	Dinner at Eight (1933)
William A. Williams Robert Elwell (as William Williams) Robert Elwell (as William Williams) See fewer	Heart of Gold (1919)