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A House Divided (1919)
Orphan Mary Lord, the ward of Sir Arthur Stanhope of Parliament, is attracted to Philip Carmichael, a young politician, who ignores her and goes through a supposedly mock marriage at a wild party with actress Sheelah Delayne. Years later, Philip falls in love with Mary, now married to Sir Arthur, who dies from a stroke when he sees Philip and Mary together. Remorseful, they try to keep apart but eventually marry in France. Later, Sheelah confronts Philip with their son and proof that they are married. When Philip is arrested for bigamy, Mary testifies, to her humiliation, that she and Philip are not married, and then disappears. After her son dies, Sheelah goes to France as a canteen worker and finds Mary wandering in a daze. Feeling pity, Sheelah has her marriage annulled and sends for Philip. When Mary hears soldiers sing a song she used to sing to Philip, she recognizes Philip and they resume their marriage.
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Orphan Mary Lord, the ward of Sir Arthur Stanhope of Parliament, is attracted to Philip Carmichael, a young politician, who ignores her and goes through a supposedly mock marriage at a wild party with actress Sheelah Delayne. Years later, Philip falls in love with Mary, now married to Sir Arthur, who dies from a stroke when he sees Philip and Mary together. Remorseful, they try to keep apart but eventually marry in France. Later, Sheelah confronts Philip with their son and proof that they are married. When Philip is arrested for bigamy, Mary testifies, to her humiliation, that she and Philip are not married, and then disappears. After her son dies, Sheelah goes to France as a canteen worker and finds Mary wandering in a daze. Feeling pity, Sheelah has her marriage annulled and sends for Philip. When Mary hears soldiers sing a song she used to sing to Philip, she recognizes Philip and they resume their marriage.
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Genre:Drama
Written By:Anthony Paul Kelly
In Theaters:4/27/1919
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Runtime:50 minutes
Studio:J. Stuart Blackton Feature Pictures, Frank G. Hall Productions
Cast
J. Stuart Blackton
Director
Sylvia Breamer
Mary Lord
Herbert Rawlinson
Philip Carmichael
Lawrence Grossmith
Ben Baldwin
Sally Crute
Sheelah Delayne
William Humphrey
Sir Arthur Stanhope
Eric Mayne
Duke of Northland
Marie Burke
Duchess of Northland
Baby Ivy Ward
Michael Carmichael
Shirley Huxley
Jessie Baldwin
Charles Stuart Blackton
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