The Lady in the Library

Mildred Vandeburg, an heiress who devotes her time to a hospital that she has built in the slums, breaks her engagement to her fiancé, T. Huntington Forbes, because Forbes is only interested in horses and sports. Meeda Jones, a nurse employed in Mildred's hospital, is married to a criminal named Spike, who steals some jewels and convinces his brother Dan to fence them for him. When Dan is killed as the police try to arrest him, his wife dies of shock, leaving their baby girl homeless. To help the baby, Mildred decides to take her to Forbes's home, where she informs her former fiancé that there is a "lady in the library" waiting for him.

Vola Vale

Mildred Vandeburg

John Vosper

T. Huntington Forbes

Robert Weycross

Augustus Vandeburg

Ella Pitts

Mrs. Vandeburg

Barney Furey

'Spike' Jones

J.B. Warner

Gerald Courtney

William Reed

Simonds

Ruth Lackaye

Mrs. Merriweather

Harl McInroy

Reverend Alfred Clemons

Jessylee Roberson

The Mother

Jane Pepperell

Meeda Jones

Moru Kuan

Jap

W.N. Carter

Dan

• Edgar JonesDirector
• Lela E. RogersWriter
• Frederick Orin BartlettWriter

Release date

October 19, 1917

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

44m

Genres

Drama