Film

The Web of Desire

1917 · 50m · Drama

When his wife Grace inherits her father's stock, John Miller, the president of the Western Power and Development Company, becomes a millionaire and moves to New York with his family. Beset by business problems, Miller pays little attention to his wife, and Grace, feeling neglected, takes up with a bohemian set. Among her new acquaintances she meets Stuart Mordant, the attorney for Thomas Hurd, a business rival of Miller's. Grace seeks refuge from loneliness in Mordant, who makes a bargain with Hurd to gain control of her husband's company for half a million dollars.

Ethel Clayton

Grace Miller

Rockliffe Fellowes

John Miller

Doris Field

Mrs. Langley

Richard Turner

Stuart Mordant

Edward Kimball

Thomas Hurd

Madge Evans

Marjorie

William A. Williams

Robert Elwell

• Émile ChautardDirector
• Frances MarionWriter
• E. Lloyd SheldonStory

Release date

March 4, 1917

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

50m

Rated

NR

Genres

Drama