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For a Woman's Fair Name (1916)
50 min | Drama

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For a Woman's Fair Name (1916)

50 min | Drama

When Vivien and her husband, Pierce, come Into their new home, she comes face to face with her husband's secretary, Bolles, and a shadow is cast over her happiness. Bolles is a dope fiend, supported by the charity of his half-brother, ...See moreWhen Vivien and her husband, Pierce, come Into their new home, she comes face to face with her husband's secretary, Bolles, and a shadow is cast over her happiness. Bolles is a dope fiend, supported by the charity of his half-brother, McGregor, a man of splendid character, and holds over Vivien and McGregor the fear of scandal because of a trap he had laid for Pierce and Vivien, by which he succeeded in compromising them. McGregor meanwhile meets and falls in love with Alicia, Pierce's young sister, and Bolles, also being in love with her, threatens to reveal everything, in revenge. Through a peculiar combination of circumstances, Bolles, one night half crazed by the drug, shoots Alicia by mistake, and McGregor, to protect Vivien, who was at his home at the time of the shooting, confesses he is guilty. Pierce does not believe his friend is guilty and quietly investigates, confident that McGregor is shielding someone. He learns that it is Vivien, and heartbroken, he refuses to listen to her explanations and determines on a separation. Rolles, whose mind is giving way, sees the trouble he has wrought, and worried over Alicia's condition, which is serious, kills himself. Then the whole story comes out and, receiving proof of his wife's innocence in both instances. Pierce begs for forgiveness, and the two are reunited in complete understanding and love. Alicia recovers slowly, and McGregor is her constant attendant. Eventually the two find happiness when he declares his love, and they are married. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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6 cast members

Name	Known for
Robert Edeson Pierce Pierce See fewer	The Prisoner of Zenda (1922)
Eulalie Jensen Vivien Vivien See fewer	The Hunchback of Notre Dame (I) (1923)
Belle Bruce Alicia Alicia See fewer	The Great Secret (1917)
Harry T. Morey McGregor (as Harry Morey) McGregor (as Harry Morey) See fewer	In Honor's Web (1919)
William R. Dunn Bolles (as William Dunn) Bolles (as William Dunn) See fewer	Beyond the Law (1918)
Jack Brawn Coombs Coombs See fewer	Dream of a Rarebit Fiend (1906)