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After obtaining a divorce from his second wife Emily, Roy Tappan marries Dora Carson, who has just divorced her husband. Left poor with two children, Emily marries Walter Heath, a former suitor, then discovers that she cannot live with her new husband because the divorce is not legal in her home state. Tappan and his new wife soon run out of money, each having thought the other was wealthy. His aunt promises to support him in exchange for his two children. He kidnaps the children and hides them from Emily in his aunt's home. After Emily and Walter find them, they go to Yellowstone Park, where they are considered legally married. Tappan follows and is killed after a fight with Walter when a boiling geyser throws him into the air and throws him onto the rocks below.
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After obtaining a divorce from his second wife Emily, Roy Tappan marries Dora Carson, who has just divorced her husband. Left poor with two children, Emily marries Walter Heath, a former suitor, then discovers that she cannot live with her new husband because the divorce is not legal in her home state. Tappan and his new wife soon run out of money, each having thought the other was wealthy. His aunt promises to support him in exchange for his two children. He kidnaps the children and hides them from Emily in his aunt's home. After Emily and Walter find them, they go to Yellowstone Park, where they are considered legally married. Tappan follows and is killed after a fight with Walter when a boiling geyser throws him into the air and throws him onto the rocks below.
Rating:NR
Genre:Drama
Written By:Rupert Hughes
In Theaters:12/9/1923
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Runtime:70 minutes
Studio:Goldwyn Pictures Corporation
Cast
Rupert Hughes
Director
Helene Chadwick
Mrs. Emily Dysart Tappan
Lew Cody
Roy Tappan
George Walsh
Walter Heath
Carmel Myers
Mrs. Dora Carson Tappan
Dale Fuller
Aunt Alida Kane
Hedda Hopper
Mrs. Kane Norton Tappan
Kathleen Key
Yvette - The Governess
Rush Hughes
Jerry Dysart - Emily's Brother
Marjorie Bonner
Marjory Towne
Robert DeVilbiss
Paul Tappan - Emily's Son
Virginia Loomis
Ivy Tappan - Emily's Daughter
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