More Truth Than Poetry (1917)
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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
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Olga Petrova as Elaine Esmond
- Olga Petrova as Vera Maitland
- Mahlon Hamilton as Ashton Blair
- Mahlon Hamilton as Blake Wendell
- Charles Martin as Daniel Maitland
- Violet Reed as Florence Grant
- Mary Sands as Grace Danby
- William B. Davidson as Allen Danby
- Tony Merlo as Louis Barrentos
- Harry Burkhardt as Robert Grant
Crew
- Burton L. King · Director
- Emma Bell Clifton · Writer
- Olga Petrova · Writer
- Harry B. Harris · Cinematographer