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  • Conscience (1917)
  • 60 min | Drama
Conscience (1917)
60 min | Drama

In a prologue, blind poet John Milton dictates Paradise Lost to his daughters. Serama, the consort of Lucifer, is driven from Paradise by the Archangel Michael, who commands Conscience to enter human souls to judge and punish them. In the ...See moreIn a prologue, blind poet John Milton dictates Paradise Lost to his daughters. Serama, the consort of Lucifer, is driven from Paradise by the Archangel Michael, who commands Conscience to enter human souls to judge and punish them. In the main story, society girl Ruth Somers, a reincarnation of Serama, prepares to marry Cecil Brooke, the wealthiest man of her set. Her guardian, Dr. Norton, an incarnation of Lucifer, constantly accompanies her. Ruth is summoned to the Court of Conscience, where the witnesses, Lust, Avarice, Hate, Revenge and Vanity, testify about Ruth's history of seducing and abandoning men. This behavior resulted in the suicide of Madge, the lover of Ned Langley, whom Ruth enthralled and promised to marry, and also the deaths of two rivals for her love. Ruth is ordered back to earth to learn her sentence. When Ned interrupts the wedding, Ruth scorns him and he shoots himself. After Brooke leaves her, the Court dooms Ruth to live with the torment of remembrance. Ruth sends Norton away, then kneels and repents. See less
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J. Searle Dawley (story) | Adrian Johnson (scenario) | E. Lloyd Sheldon (story)
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Oct 7, 1917 (United States)

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10 cast members
Name Known for
Gladys Brockwell
Serama / Ruth Somers Serama / Ruth Somers   See fewer
Eugenie Forde
Madge's Mother Madge's Mother   See fewer
Eve Southern
Alice Marsh Alice Marsh   See fewer
Genevieve Blinn
Mrs. Marsh Mrs. Marsh   See fewer
Douglas Gerrard
Cecil Brooke Cecil Brooke   See fewer
Edward Cecil
Alan Mackay Alan Mackay   See fewer
Harry Lonsdale
Rupert Cowdray (as Harry G. Lonsdale) Rupert Cowdray (as Harry G. Lonsdale)   See fewer
Colin Chase
Ned Langley Ned Langley   See fewer
Bertram Grassby
Dr. Norton / The Devil Dr. Norton / The Devil   See fewer
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