The White Heather (1919)
60 min
Lord Angus Cameron's marriage to a woman of his titled Scottish class is thwarted by his secret marriage years before to Marion Hume, the housekeeper of the castle. Cameron attempts to repudiate the marriage, the only record of which is a certificate in the sunken wreck of a yacht, The White Heather. Marion goes to court to prove her claim and secure the rights of her son by Cameron, but is defeated. Alec McClintock, who is in love with Marion, and Cameron both want to recover the record, so they don diving suits and descend to the wreck. An underwater struggle ensues and Cameron severs his own air tube and drowns while attempting to cut off his rival's air supply. Alec then recovers the marriage record and wins Marion. —AFI
- Release date
- June 29, 1919
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Holmes Herbert as Lord Angus Cameron
- Ben Alexander as Donald Cameron
- Ralph Graves as Alec McClintock
- Mabel Ballin as Marion Hume
- John Gilbert as Dick Beach
- Spottiswoode Aitken as James Hume
- Gibson Gowland as The Captain
- Gertrude Astor as Hermione de Vaux
- Maurice Tourneur as Man at boxing match
Crew
- Maurice Tourneur · Director
- Cecil Raleigh · Writer
- Henry Hamilton · Writer
- Charles E. Whittaker · Writer
- Maurice Tourneur · Producer
- René Guissart · Cinematographer
- Harold S. Sintzenich · Cinematographer