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The Web of Desire

(1917)

Overview

When his wife Grace inherits her father's stock, John Miller, the president of the Western Power and Development Company, becomes a millionaire and moves to New York with his family. Beset by business problems, Miller pays little attention to his wife, and Grace, feeling neglected, takes up with a bohemian set. Among her new acquaintances she meets Stuart Mordant, the attorney for Thomas Hurd, a business rival of Miller's. Grace seeks refuge from loneliness in Mordant, who makes a bargain with Hurd to gain control of her husband's company for half a million dollars.

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Original TitleThe Web of Desire

Status Released

Release Information

  • 1917-03-04

Original LanguageUnknown

Runtime 00h 50m

Production CompaniesWorld Film,Peerless Productions

Genres

  • Drama