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The Prodigal Wife (1918)
Drama

Marion Farnham, the wife of a struggling young physician, tires of her husband's neglect and elopes with Thomas Byrne. Thomas promises to retrieve Marion's little daughter Marna from Frederick, but, finding the house empty, he reports that...See moreMarion Farnham, the wife of a struggling young physician, tires of her husband's neglect and elopes with Thomas Byrne. Thomas promises to retrieve Marion's little daughter Marna from Frederick, but, finding the house empty, he reports that the child has died. Frederick, however, has merely taken Marna to the country to begin a new life. Determined to shield the little girl from the truth, Frederick tells her stories of a sweet and loving mother who died, but actually Marion's life becomes ever more degraded as the years pass. Learning that Frederick has become wealthy, Marion, desperate for money, decides to blackmail him, but when she arrives at the estate, she meets Marna instead. Ashamed, Marion maintains her silence, and after Marna marries and has a daughter of her own, Marion is engaged as the baby's nurse. Realizing that Marna plans to elope with another man, Marion, still under her assumed identity, discloses the sordid details of her own life, and the young wife remains with her family. Having finally atoned for her wrongs, Marion leaves. Written by AFI See less
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Edith Barnard Delano (story "The Flaming Ramparts") | Eve Unsell (scenario)
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Updated Dec 31, 1918

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Dec 1918 (United States)

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7 cast members
Name Known for
Mary Boland
Marion Farnham Marion Farnham   See fewer
Lucy Cotton
Marna Farnham Marna Farnham   See fewer
Raymond Bloomer
Dr. Frederick Farnham Dr. Frederick Farnham   See fewer
Alfred Kappeler
Thomas Byrne (as Alfred Keppler) Thomas Byrne (as Alfred Keppler)   See fewer
Harris Gordon
Dallas Harvey Dallas Harvey   See fewer
Vincent Coleman
Victor Middleton Victor Middleton   See fewer
Mrs. Stuart Robson
Mrs. Dovey Mrs. Dovey   See fewer
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