Overview
Margaret Kennard takes her baby daughter Agnes and leaves her husband Eustace for James Carroll. Upon discovering that James is a thief, she leaves him, joins the Salvation Army, and places Agnes in a convent. Twenty years pass. Agnes marries young Congressman Blake. James is now a lobbyist trying to prevent Blake from passing an anti-profiteering bill. Attempting to help her husband, Agnes sets out to prove that James is a scoundrel.
Director and cast
- Leah Baird as Margaret Kennard / Agnes Blake
- Robert T. Haines as Eustace Kennard
- Alexander Gaden as James Carroll
- William B. Davidson as Congressman Blake
- Downing Clarke as Henry Garretson (as Downing Clark)
- Donald MacBride as Jimmy Vincent (as Donald Hugh McBride)
- Mildred Rhoads as Baby Kennard
- Ben Hendricks Sr. as James Lamar
- Ben Hendricks Jr. Cast
- Brian Darley Cast
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