The Quicksands of Deceit (1916)
- Directed by
- Frank Borzage
- Genre
- drama film, silent film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 30 min
- Rating
- 9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A widowed farmer adopts an orphaned girl. His other daughter elopes with a bad man and dies after having a baby. The good neighbor eventually learns the truth and marries the orphan.
melodramaticsentimentalquietearnestpropertenserescuingwholesome
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