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  • For Her Good Name (1916)
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For Her Good Name (1916)
Short | Short, Drama
Mrs. Pensonby Smythe is the frivolous young wife of an elderly millionaire whom she does not love. Mrs. Smythe's younger sister, Grace, is a member of the family. Mrs. Smythe secretly accompanies "Billie" Carrington, a social adventurer, ...See moreMrs. Pensonby Smythe is the frivolous young wife of an elderly millionaire whom she does not love. Mrs. Smythe's younger sister, Grace, is a member of the family. Mrs. Smythe secretly accompanies "Billie" Carrington, a social adventurer, to "The House of the Mask," a notorious gambling palace where the rich play in secret with masked faces. Belmont Blair, a gentleman gambler, sees and recognizes Mrs. Smythe when her mask accidentally falls from her face. Later in the evening Blair comes to her defense when Carrington makes a drunken attack upon her in a private lounging room in the gambling house. In the ensuing struggle Carrington is accidentally killed. Blair gets Mrs. Smythe out of the house before the body is discovered and with his aid she reaches home without detection. Captain Radcliffe, a noted criminal investigator, takes the case and in a pocket of the dead man's coat he finds a curious fan, the property of Mrs. Smythe. When Mrs. Smythe misses the fan, she is distraught and again turns to Blair for help. A costume ball is given at the Smythe country home in honor of the "coming out" of Grace, the younger sister, and Radcliffe and Blair are both present. Beside the fan, Radcliffe has evidence in his possession which convinces him Blair is the guilty man. Blair meets Grace and the two fall in love. That night he cleverly steals the fan from Radcliffe's room but is seen by Radcliffe himself. To escape Radcliffe, Blair is forced to take refuge in a room which proves to be Grace's sleeping-room and rather than compromise the girl by being discovered there he leaps from a window to the ground many feet below. The next morning Radcliffe discovers Blair in the act of burning the fan in a fireplace grate. He attempts to rescue it from the fire but Blair holds him back until the sole evidence against Mrs. Smythe has been destroyed. Radcliffe then produces his evidence against Blair and accuses him of killing Carrington. Blair is forced to admit his guilt, and although it would save him to divulge the woman's name, he remains silent. His love for the woman's sister and his own heart prompt him to sacrifice himself for a woman's reputation. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Director
Robert Broadwell (as Robert B. Broadwell)
Writer
Crane Wilbur
Producer
David Horsley
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Updated Aug 12, 1916
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Aug 12, 1916 (United States)

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6 cast members
Name Known for
Crane Wilbur
Belmont Blair Belmont Blair   See fewer
The Bat (1959)
Harrish Ingraham
Captain Radcliffe Captain Radcliffe   See fewer
Lena Rivers (II) (1914)
Fred Montague
Ponsonby Smythe (as Frederick Montague) Ponsonby Smythe (as Frederick Montague)   See fewer
Cameo Kirby (1914)
Mae Gaston
Mrs. Ponsonby Smythe Mrs. Ponsonby Smythe   See fewer
The Lone Star Rush (1915)
Allaire Smith
Billie Carrington Billie Carrington   See fewer
For Her Good Name (1916)
Corinne Bradford
Grace Grace   See fewer
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