Wilfred Lucas is engaged to Lily Cahill, but stuck in a dead-end job. He goes to the city to take a job in a dance club, where he meets Dorothy Bernard. They become friends, but she harbors deeper feelings. When Lucas' uncle,dies, leaving him a farm, he needs money to pay off the attendant debts. Miss Bernard offers him her jewelry, but he is too proud to accept it.
With Mary Pickford off making movies for IMP, D.W. Griffith was trying out other actresses in leading roles. Giving this simple and rather clumsy story, She does not acquit herself well, her florid and stagy techniques looking ridiculous in contrast to Lucas' simple and solid performance. Miss Bernard would fade to lesser roles as Griffith found more suitable actresses.
With Mary Pickford off making movies for IMP, D.W. Griffith was trying out other actresses in leading roles. Giving this simple and rather clumsy story, She does not acquit herself well, her florid and stagy techniques looking ridiculous in contrast to Lucas' simple and solid performance. Miss Bernard would fade to lesser roles as Griffith found more suitable actresses.