Maris, having married Lynch, a worthless man who deserts her, taking their daughter Felice with him, marries mill owner Dwight Alden after receiving notification that her husband and child are dead. Discovering that Alden employs child labor, Maris, assisted by the village minister, tries to persuade him that this is wrong, but he will tolerate no interference in his business.
Ethel Barrymore
as Maris
Frank Mills
as Dwight Alden
Jack W. Johnston
as Lynch
Louis Wolheim
as Bucky McGhee (as Louis R. Wolheim)
Maxine Elliott Hicks
as Felice
Charles Sutton
as Minister (as Charles W. Sutton)
Kaj Gynt
as Kate
J. Van Cortlandt
as Butler
Charles Crompton
as Child
Baby Ivy Ward
as Child
