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  • Martha's Vindication (1916)
  • 50 min | Drama
Martha's Vindication (1916)
50 min | Drama

Following the death of her fiance and the birth of her baby, Dorothea, to avoid even the hint of a scandal, gives the child to her best friend Martha, who has arranged to have the infant raised by her old nurse. Soon, having kept her child...See moreFollowing the death of her fiance and the birth of her baby, Dorothea, to avoid even the hint of a scandal, gives the child to her best friend Martha, who has arranged to have the infant raised by her old nurse. Soon, having kept her child a secret, Dorothea marries Deacon Hunt, while Martha becomes engaged to John. When unconscionable Sell Hawkins remembers having seen Martha bring the baby to the nurse, accuses her, before the church congregation, of being an unwed mother. Dorothea remains silent, and Martha, hoping to protect her friend, refuses to tell the truth about the child. Just as Martha's guilt seems assured, however, the child is brought to the church with an injury, and when a concerned Dorothea rushes to the infant, her actions and expression betray her own secret. Written by Pamela Short See less
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Directors
Chester M. Franklin (as C.M. Franklin) | Sidney Franklin (as S.A. Franklin)
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Updated Feb 20, 1916

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Feb 20, 1916 (United States)

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15 cast members
Name Known for
Seena Owen
Dorothea Dorothea   See fewer
Ralph Lewis
Deacon Hunt Deacon Hunt   See fewer
Tully Marshall
Sell Hawkins Sell Hawkins   See fewer
Josephine Crowell
Jennie Hawkins Jennie Hawkins   See fewer
Charles West
William Burton William Burton   See fewer
Georgie Stone
George (as George Stone) George (as George Stone)   See fewer
Alice Knowland
The Frump The Frump   See fewer
Edwin Harley
Nurse's Husband Nurse's Husband   See fewer
George C. Pearce
Minister (as George Pearce) Minister (as George Pearce)   See fewer
Porter Strong
Hotel Clerk Hotel Clerk   See fewer
Lillian Langdon
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)   See fewer
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