Their father, Michael Kalmar, imprisoned in Siberia, political refugees Ivan and Irma Kalmar seek freedom in Winnipeg, Canada. Encountering persecution at the hands of prejudiced neighbors, including their father's enemy, Makaroff. Ivan's violin playing both attracts Marjorie Menzies and earns him the enmity of District Attorney Mortimer Staunton, a rival for her affection. At a party at Makaroff's home, Irma is insulted, her abuser is slain and Ivan arrested. Her escapee father confesses to the murder but both men are freed when a family servant who admits to the murder.
Gaston Glass
as Ivan Kalmar
Wilton Lackaye
as Michael Kalmar
Anne Sutherland
as Kalmars' Servant
Bigelow Cooper
as Sir Robert Menzies
Bradley Barker
as Mortimer Staunton
William Colvin
as Makaroff
Robert T. Haines
as Jack French
Jules Cowles
as Jack French's Servant
Edward Elkas
as Portnoff
Kate Price
as Nora Fitzpatrick
Gladys Coburn
as Marjorie Menzies
Edna Shipman
as Irma Kalmar
