The Social Leper

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The Social Leper (1917)

Directed by Harley Knoles

Drama, Crime · 50m

A clairvoyant warns divorcée Adrienne Van Couver to beware of Robert Warren, whom she has spurned. The warning comes true after Adrienne's ex-husband, John Dean, meets Warren, an old friend, and tells him the story of his marriage to Adrienne. He tells how her frivolity and malice caused both the death of their only child, and after their divorce John’s romance with Lorraine Barkley who left him for lawyer Henry Armstrong. Enraged by Adrienne's treachery, Warren goes to her apartment and kills her. Dean arrives after Warren has fled and is arrested for the murder. Believing that Dean is innocent, Lorraine persuades Armstrong to defend him. After a last-minute confession by John is cleared.

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Cast

Carlyle Blackwell John Dean June Elvidge Adrienne Van Couver Arthur Ashley Robert Warren Evelyn Greeley Lorrainne Barkely George MacQuarrie Henry Armstrong Muriel Ostriche
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Isabel Berwin Mrs. Stephen Barkley
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Eugenie Woodward Mrs. Dean
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Edna Whistler Madame Melvina

Crew

Director
Harley Knoles
Writer
Frances Marion
Director of Photography
Arthur Edeson

Details

Release date
1917-03-19
Runtime
50m
Genres
Drama, Crime
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
No Language
Countries
United States of America
Production
Peerless Productions, World Film