Karsten Bernick is a wealthy Norwegian shipping tycoon and community leader who hides a past built on lies and moral hypocrisy. He was involved in a youthful affair in Paris with a married Bohemian actress; Bernick let his brother-in-law take the blame and fled to America, while also spreading a rumor that the man stole family money. When the wronged brother-in-law returns home years later demanding that Bernick clear his name Bernick tries to protect his social standing and financial empire from ruin, forcing a dramatic reckoning with his deceit.

Cast:Henry B. Walthall, Mary Alden, George Beranger, Josephine Crowell, Olga Grey, Joseph Singleton,

Genre:Drama,

country:United States of America,

Production:Fine Arts Film Company,