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The World Against Him
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The World Against Him

Dec 25, 1916
1h 0m
★ 0.0

Overview

Cowboy Mark West lives on a ranch with his sister Mary, who suffers from a serious spinal disorder. Flighty East Coast socialite Violet Ridgeway flirts with Mark while vacationing at the ranch but returns to her fiancée, Dr. Welsh, when she leaves. Mark has been working hard to earn money for an operation Mary, which Doctor Welsh and Doctor Boyd agree to perform without telling him how dangerous it is. When Mary dies Mark receives a letter detailing the doctor’s risk-taking, filled with vengeance Mark kills Boyd, but Welsh flees to safety. Mark is imprisoned, but Violet convinces him to marry her, satisfying a stipulation in her late aunt's will. Mark escapes taking Welsh and Violet hostage. They are set upon by a villain and in the confrontation Welsh’s cowardly act shows Violet Mark’s true worth and the pair escapes to freedom across the Canadian border.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Paragon Films

Cast

E.K. Lincoln

Mark West

E.K. Lincoln

June Elvidge

Violet Ridgeway

June Elvidge

Ruth Findlay

Ruth West

Ruth Findlay

John St. Polis

Dr. Hamilton Welsh

John St. Polis

Frederick Truesdell

Dr. Samuel Boyd

Frederick Truesdell

Julia Stuart

Mrs. Cranby

Julia Stuart

Nicholas Dunaew

Peblo

Nicholas Dunaew

Viola Benton

Vivian Gould

Viola Benton

Edward Borein

Ben Ridgers

Edward Borein

Scar Face

Self

Scar Face

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