The Devil's Bondwoman (1916)

Directed by

Lloyd B. Carleton

Genre

silent film

Country

United States

Runtime

50 min

Rated

NR

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A wealthy banker gets mixed up with a married socialite who lies to her husband about him. The husband plots revenge but discovers his wife's true infidelity, leading to a supernatural punishment.

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What happens

The Devil's Bondwoman is a 1916 American silent Melodrama directed by Lloyd B. Carleton. The film was based on the story by F. McGrew Willis and scenarized by Maie B. Havey and Fred Myton. The movie features Dorothy Davenport and Emory Johnson and employed the same cast seen in other Red Feather films, e.g., Barriers of Society, Black Friday. The film has an allegorical prologue taking place in Hell and an epilogue. Wealthy banker Mason Van Horton becomes involved with socialite Doria Manners, who is married to businessman John Manners. When Mason falls in Love with another woman named Beverly Hope, he tries to end the affair with Doria. A revengeful Doria tells her husband Mason tried to seduce her and wants John to ruin Van Horton financially. An incensed John Manners arranges for one of Mason's central banks to go bankrupt but discovers his wife making Love to Prince Vandloup. John instantly realizes Doria lied about Mason while having an affair with the prince. John Manners leaves her, and Prince Vandloup changes into the Devil and carts Doria away. The movie was released by Universal on November 20, 1916. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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