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According to Law (1916)
Drama

Isabel Bland is a fun lover and does not want children, but her wealthy, reclusive husband Robert desires some. They drift apart, and after Isabel learns of Robert's involvement with another woman, she divorces him and goes to their ...See moreIsabel Bland is a fun lover and does not want children, but her wealthy, reclusive husband Robert desires some. They drift apart, and after Isabel learns of Robert's involvement with another woman, she divorces him and goes to their Florida island summer home, while Robert retires to the Everglades, leaving his business with his roguish brother John. When Robert learns that Isabel's old sweetheart, William Proctor, is coming to visit their island home, his love for Isabel returns. He goes there and during a storm, sees Isabel passionately embracing Proctor. A flash of lightning illuminating Robert's face on the window pane strengthens Isabel's resolve to resist Proctor. She reconciles with Robert and after a year, dies giving birth to their daughter Bella. Twenty years later, when Bella rejects her cousin Ralph's proposal, Ralph's father John proclaims that because Bella's parents never remarried, she is illegitimate and not Robert's lawful heir. Judge Randolph, the father of her sweetheart, Sidney Austin, learns that because the court fees were never paid, the divorce decree is invalid. With her legitimacy proven, Bella marries Austin. Written by Pamela short See less
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Paul M. Bryan (story) | Joseph H. Trant (story)
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Updated Mar 6, 1916

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Mar 6, 1916 (United States)

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10 cast members
Name Known for
Mildred Gregory
Isabel Bland Isabel Bland   See fewer
Howard Hall
Robert Bland Robert Bland   See fewer
E.K. James
John Bland John Bland   See fewer
Madison Weeks
Young Ralph Young Ralph   See fewer
Albert Macklin
Sidney Austin Sidney Austin   See fewer
John Reinhardt
William Proctor (as John Reinhard) William Proctor (as John Reinhard)   See fewer
Charles W. Travis
Judge Randolph Judge Randolph   See fewer
Helen Marten
Bella Bland Bella Bland   See fewer
Mathilde Baring
Mrs. Randolph Mrs. Randolph   See fewer
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