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The Single Code (1917)
Drama

The Single Code (1917)

Drama

After he leaves college Hugh Carrington falls into the toils of Olga Kilday, an adventuress, but after a month of her his manhood awakens, and he offers to marry her. She tells him she cannot as she is already married. Hugh starts to leave...See moreAfter he leaves college Hugh Carrington falls into the toils of Olga Kilday, an adventuress, but after a month of her his manhood awakens, and he offers to marry her. She tells him she cannot as she is already married. Hugh starts to leave her, but she threatens him with imprisonment if he carries out his plan, declaring that his act of paying her transportation across the state line constituted an offense against the Mann Act. Hugh calls upon his attorney, who with Hugh's consent, arranges a money settlement. Believing this episode in his life is now a matter of the past, Hugh starts out anew and becomes editor of the Purist Magazine. He advocates a single code of morals. Lorrie Stuart starts from her country home for school. Dr. Allan, a friend of Malcolm Stuart, an aged scientist and Lorrie's father, loves her and asks her to become his wife. But she does not love him, she explains, and cannot agree. In the school town Lorrie meets Dick Baxter, whom Margaret Winfield, Lorrie's chum, admires. Dick is infatuated with Lorrie and disregards Margaret altogether. As he promises to marry her, Lorrie trusts Baxter, but he betrays this trust and then leaves town. Lorrie goes to Margaret for aid and comfort but is shunned. Dr. Allen visits Lorrie and learns her secret and then remains to help her until after her child is laid to rest on the hill. After this experience Lorrie goes to live with her aunt, her father having died. There she meets Hugh. She offers to help him in carrying out his preachments. The two become friends and their friendship finally ripens into love and they are married. Olga reads of the marriage, as does Margaret. Olga demands blackmail and to keep her silent Hugh submits. He then consults his attorney, Rodman Wray, who, instead of serving his client, enters into a pact with Olga to extort more money for her from Hugh while he sets his ground to lure Lorrie away from her husband. Olga and Wray play their hands when Hugh is called away one evening on business. But Hugh misses his train and returns to his home to find his wife struggling in Wray's arms. He denounces Wray, who informs Lorrie that Olga was Hugh's mistress. Hugh turns them out of the house, then sadly turns to Lorrie for forgiveness, which she readily gives. Margaret comes to visit Lorrie and, ever remembering that it was Lorrie who stole Dick Baxter from her, taunts her of this frightening part of her life. Lorrie leaves the room and Margaret follows. Lorrie berates her guest, an argument follows and Hugh overhears the worst. He demands the truth from Lorrie, who tells her story. But unlike the woman, he could not forgive. In a rage he left his home and Lorrie. Days passed before the meaning of his action dawned upon Hugh. Guided by Dr. Allen, he returned to Lorrie, again to be forgiven, thus gaining a victory for the single code. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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Name	Known for
Crane Wilbur Hugh Carrington Hugh Carrington See fewer	The Bat (1959)
Florence Printy Lorrie Stuart Lorrie Stuart See fewer	Unto the End (1917)
F.A. Johnston Malcolm Stuart Malcolm Stuart See fewer	Vengeance Is Mine! (1916)
Harrish Ingraham Doctor Allen Doctor Allen See fewer	Lena Rivers (II) (1914)
Nan Christy Margaret Winfield Margaret Winfield See fewer	The Quest (I) (1915)
John Oaker Dick Baxter Dick Baxter See fewer	Joan the Woman (1916)
Olive Mix Olga Kilday (as Olive Stokes) Olga Kilday (as Olive Stokes) See fewer	Told in Colorado (1911)
Al Ernest Garcia Rodman Wray (as Ernesto Garcia) Rodman Wray (as Ernesto Garcia) See fewer	Modern Times (1936)
Marie Corteaux Undetermined Role Undetermined Role See fewer	The Painted Lie (1917)
Ida Lewis Undetermined Role Undetermined Role See fewer	Some Pun'kins (1925)

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