Shall We Forgive Her? (1917)
When Grace Raymond follows Neil Garth, her hard-drinking fiancé, West, she finds him living in a squalid desert cabin. Forced to choose between being raped by outlaws or giving in to Neil's sexual demands, Grace moves in with her fiancé. A year later, Grace rescues James Stapleton, a gold miner, from a desert death and helps him to escape from Neil's greedy clutches. Before Neil can punish her, she knocks him out and flees to New York, where she meets and then marries Oliver West, a jeweler with failing vision. To help with his medical bills, Grace sells a short story, but Neil shows up and threatens to expose her past unless she gives him her earnings. Eventually, Oliver finds out about Grace and Neil and goes blind from the shock. Determined to win Oliver back, Grace enlists the help of Stapleton, now a rich broker, to thwart Neil and secure a sight-restoring operation for Oliver. When Oliver hears Neil's confession of Grace's difficult past, he finally forgives her.
Director:
Arthur Ashley
Writer:
Frank Harvey
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June Elvidge as Grace Raymond |
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Arthur Ashley as Neil Garth |
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John Bowers as Oliver West |
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Charles Clary as Uncle John |
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Herbert Barrington as Paul Ellsworth |
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Arthur Matthews as Dick |
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George MacQuarrie as James Stapleton |
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Alexandria Carewe as Joan |
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Richard Collins as Tom |
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Katherine Johnston as Nellie West |
| Directing | Arthur Ashley | Director |
| Writing | Frank Harvey | Screenplay |
| Writing | Charles Sarver | Scenario Writer |