The Hidden Scar (1916)

movie

Country: USA
Genres: Drama
Release: 1916-10-16
Director: Barry O’Neil
Writers: Mrs. Owen Bronson , Frances Marion
Language: None | English
Stars: Ethel Clayton , Holbrook Blinn , Irving Cummings , Montagu Love , Madge Evans , Edward Kimball , Eugenie Woodward
Runtime: 50 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: The Scorching Way (United States of America) , The Hidden Scar , The Hidden Scar (United States of America) , The Scorching Way
Plot: Janet Hall begins a romance with Dale Overton, a small town minister, after the death of Henry Dalton, with whom she had an illegitimate child. At first, because of her past, she refuses to marry him, but then, after listening to his sermons about forgiveness, she consents, although she makes sure that he knows nothing of her history. Finally, however, he does find out about her relationship with Henry, and just as Janet feared he might, he renounces his wife. Defending Janet, Dale's friend, Stuart Doane, accuses the minister of spreading the word about tolerance without actually believing it himself. Dale realizes his hypocrisy, and then, after forgiving Janet, sees through her recovery from a breakdown brought on by the sudden disclosure of her past and by the subsequent strain on her marriage.
IMDB:tt0006798