The One Woman (1918)
Denounced for preaching socialism Reverend Frank Gordon founds his own "Temple of Man." financed by Kate Ransom, the woman Gordon has fallen in with love and entered into a common-law agreement with after divorcing his wife. With the outbreak of World War I, however, the members of his new congregation oppose conscription while he wholeheartedly supports the Allied cause. Driven from his own church, he returns home to find Kate in banker Mark Overman's arms, enraged he strangles the banker. Sentenced to life imprisonment, his ex-wife Ruth pleads with Governor Morrison to pardon the errant clergyman. Gordon is allowed to return to his family.
Director: Reginald Barker
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Lawson Butt as Rev. Frank Gordon |
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Clara Williams as Kate Ransom |
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Adda Gleason as Ruth Gordon |
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Herschel Mayall as Mark Overman |
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Ben Alexander as Boy |
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Mary Jane Irving as Girl |
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Thurston Hall as Governor Morrison |
| Directing | Reginald Barker | Director |
| Writing | Harry Chandlee | Scenario Writer |
| Writing | Thomas F. Dixon Jr. | Novel |
| Writing | Richard Schayer | Scenario Writer |
| Camera | Clyde De Vinna | Director of Photography |
