More Truth Than Poetry

More Truth Than Poetry — Plot

When Vera, the daughter of steel king Daniel Maitland, marries Blair, a young lawyer, her father cuts her off with only a small allowance. A few months later, Blair becomes famous by securing the acquittal of one of his friends who had killed his wife's lover, basing his plea on "the unwritten law." He then succumbs to the fascination of another woman. Vera discovers them in a compromising situation and shoots Blair. At her trial, her lawyer is pleading for mercy when Vera explains that she does not want mercy, but justice.

• Release date
• October 22, 1917
• Runtime
• 50 min
• Genres
• Drama
• Director
• Burton L. King

More Truth Than Poetry — Cast

Olga Petrova Elaine Esmond / Vera Maitland Mahlon Hamilton Ashton Blair / Blake Wendell Charles Martin Daniel Maitland Violet Reed Florence Grant

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Mary Sands Grace Danby William B. Davidson Allen Danby

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Tony Merlo Louis Barrentos Harry Burkhardt Robert Grant