Defying Destiny (1923)

1923 · Silent film · 79 min · dir. Louis Chaudet

• Drama
• Romance

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Synopsis

Set in the small town of Riverdale, Defying Destiny opens with Jack Fenton (Monte Blue) being scarred while saving the life of his sweetheart Beth Alden (Irene Rich), whose grateful father (James Gordon), president of the local bank, offers him a job. Middle-class Jack becomes head teller, joins the country club, and plans to marry Beth, but his upwardly mobile behavior stirs resentment. When he’s falsely accused of embezzlement the town’s upper crust turns its back. Jack endures self-exile until a chance encounter with a plastic surgeon enables him to return home incognito and seek vengeance.

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Details

Director

Louis Chaudet

Released

1923-09-29

Running time

79 minutes

Language

English

Collection

Ephemeral Films

Subjects on the Internet Archive

• silent film
• New Zealand Project

Cast & crew

• LLouis Chaudet Director
• Monte Blue
• Irene Rich
• Tully Marshall
• Jackie Saunders
• ZZ. Wall Covington
• Russell Simpson
• James Gordon
• FFrona Hale

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