Drama ·Romance · United States of America · 1917 · 50m

The More Excellent Way

Director

Cast

Anita Stewart as Chrissy Desselden Charles Richman as John Warburton Rudolph Cameron as Robert Neyland Charles A. Stevenson as Colonel Tayloe Katharine Lewis as Rose Josephine Earle as Becky Alton

Crew

Arthur T. Quinn — Director of Photography Garfield Thompson — Writer Cyrus Townsend Brady — Novel

Tagline

See how the heart of a woman found fulfillment in the fires of love's crucible and choose for yourself which is "The More Excellent Way"

Synopsis

Chrissey Desselden is the ward of John Warburton and has promised to marry him though she is drawn to the roguish Robert Neyland. When Robert’s caddish behavior becomes too flagrant, she marries John despite still feeling a pull towards the bad boy. Conflicted, she asks her husband for time to sort out her feelings but when she discovers Neyland’s plot to destroy John’s fortune for spite she spurns him and settles into a happy marriage.

Mood & Themes

lost film

Key Collaborators

Perry N. Vekroff Director Arthur T. Quinn Director of Photography Garfield Thompson Writer Cyrus Townsend Brady Novel

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