I Want to Forget

When a Woman Stoops to Folly She Must Suffer the Consequences. A Woman's Soul Reflected on the Screen.

I Want to Forget — Plot

Prior to the declaration of World War I, dancer Varda Deering was a member of the Austrian secret service, but later became a loyal citizen of the United States. In America, she captivates many men but cares for none of them until she meets Lieutenant John Long. At first, he regards Varda as little more than a social butterfly, but gradually comes to recognize her goodness and falls in love with her. While John is away on a war-related diplomatic mission, Varda agrees to aid the U.S. Secret Service in procuring classified documents from August Von Grossman, an agent whom she had known in Austria.

• Release date
• December 15, 1918
• Runtime
• 50 min
• Genres
• Drama
• Director
• James Kirkwood

I Want to Forget — Cast

Evelyn Nesbit Varda Deering

R

Russell Thaw Chauffeur's Son

H

Henry Clive Lieutenant John Long Alphonse Ethier August Von Grossman William R. Dunn Helgar

J

Jane Jennings Cordelia Deering