The Forbidden Path (1918)
Mary Lynde (Theda Bara) is an innocent girl who has grown up in New York's Greenwich Village. One of the artists there, Felix Benavente (Sidney Mason), uses her as model when he paints a portrait of the Madonna for a church. His friend Robert Sinclair (Hugh Thompson) corrupts Mary so that her father (Walter Law) casts her from his home. She goes to live with Sinclair in his mountain lodge, but after the birth of a child, he callously casts her aside. Subsequently, her baby dies and she sinks to the depths of despair.
Director: J. Gordon Edwards
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Theda Bara as Mary Lynde |
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Hugh Thompson as Robert Sinclair |
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Sidney Mason as Felix Benavente |
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Walter Law as Mr. Lynde |
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Florence Martin as Barbara Reynolds |
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Wynne Hope Allen as Mrs. Lynde |
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Alphonse Ethier as William Sinclair |
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Lisle Leigh as Mrs. Byrne |
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Reba Porter as Tessie Byrne |
| Directing | J. Gordon Edwards | Director |
| Writing | Adrian Johnson | Scenario Writer |
| Writing | E. Lloyd Sheldon | Story |