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  • Love's Penalty (1921)
  • 50 min | Drama
Love's Penalty (1921)
50 min | Drama

Sally Clayton commits suicide when she is betrayed by Steven Saunders, and the tragedy kills her mother. Determined to revenge them, Janis Clayton becomes Saunders' personal secretary and encourages his attentions when he sends his wife to...See moreSally Clayton commits suicide when she is betrayed by Steven Saunders, and the tragedy kills her mother. Determined to revenge them, Janis Clayton becomes Saunders' personal secretary and encourages his attentions when he sends his wife to Europe aboard a ship directed by him to take a dangerous course. During a supper at his home, Janis reveals her plan to ruin him. He then attempts to kill her but is shot by a Bohemian artist whose wife and child have gone down with the ship. Janis becomes an outcast until she finds refuge in a clergyman's home and is reunited with her former lover, Bud. Written by AFI See less
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Director
Writers
John Gilbert | Katherine Hilliker (titles) (version: recut)
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John Gilbert | Katherine Hilliker (version: recut)
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Updated Jun 30, 1921

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Jun 1921 (United States)

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9 cast members
Name Known for
Hope Hampton
Janis Clayton Janis Clayton   See fewer
Irma Harrison
Sally Clayton Sally Clayton   See fewer
Mrs. Phillip Landau
Martha Clayton Martha Clayton   See fewer
Percy Marmont
Steven Saunders Steven Saunders   See fewer
John B. O'Brien
Bud Gordon (as Jack O'Brien) Bud Gordon (as Jack O'Brien)   See fewer
Virginia Valli
Mrs. Steven Saunders Mrs. Steven Saunders   See fewer
Douglas Redmond
'Little Jack' 'Little Jack'   See fewer
Charles Lane
Rev. John Kirchway Rev. John Kirchway   See fewer
Mrs. L. Faure
Madame Natalie Madame Natalie   See fewer
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