A lost film. John Crawford, an honest mechanic, and Wilbur Robinson, a young man of leisure, both love the same girl. She marries Crawford and they have a baby. Crawford is engaged in perfecting an invention and money is short leaving the wife dissatisfied. Robinson notes this fact and lures her away. She goes with him deserting the baby, leaving a note for her husband. While awaiting the train to leave the city they visit a picture house. The story thrown on the screen is identical to their own experience. Unable to witness the closing scenes and filled with remorse, Mrs. Crawford begs to leave and hurries home, hoping she may get there before her husband returns.
William H. Clifford
Director
Mary Pickford
Mrs. Nordell - Heroine of the Movie within the Movie, 'The Wife's Desertion'
Edward LeSaint
John Crawford - the Poor Husband
William E. Shay
Wilbur Robinson - the Wife's New Lover
Lucille Young
Mrs. John Crawford - the Poor Man's Wife
J. Farrell MacDonald
Louis Nordell
Hayward Mack
Ronald Seymour (as H.S. Mack)
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The external threat invaded the domestic environment at the most valuable moment: grieving.
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