The Quicksands of Deceit

Kindly widowed farmer John Hardy takes in the orphaned Ida Allen and due to her care of him adopts her. While there is a plan in place for John’s other daughter Eleanor to marry neighboring farmer Hugh Conway she has fallen in love with a wastrel, Paul Denny. Foolhardy, she elopes with Paul who quickly abandons the now pregnant Eleanor who then entreats Ida’s help. Ida comes to her aid, but Eleanor expires leaving Ida with the baby. Meanwhile Hugh and John have been led to believe Ida has disgraced them but when Denny returns looking for hush money, they learn the truth. Hugh banishes the blackard, finds and declares his love for Ida and the family is reunited.

Gayne Whitman

Hugh Conway

Vivian Rich

Ida Allen

George Periolat

John Hardy

Queenie Rosson

Eleanor Hardy

• Frank BorzageDirector

Release date

July 13, 1916

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

30m

Genres

Drama

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