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Envy (1917)
50 min | Drama

Envy (1917)

50 min | Drama

Eve Leslie is a poor country girl who wishes she could have fine clothes, motors, and wealthy friends. The person she envies most is famous actress Betty Howard, not knowing that Betty's life has been full of sorry--for years she sought a ...See moreEve Leslie is a poor country girl who wishes she could have fine clothes, motors, and wealthy friends. The person she envies most is famous actress Betty Howard, not knowing that Betty's life has been full of sorry--for years she sought a certain man, and when she found him he was a a desperate criminal who, misunderstanding her kindnesses, tried to blackmail her. Her hard work, too, has affected her health and her physician has ordered her to give up the stage to take a long rest. Betty longs for just the sort of life that Eve has and doesn't seem to appreciate. Through Adam Moore, son of a rich man, Eve hears much of Betty Howard, who is a "pal" of Adam's. One day Betty is motoring with Stanton Skinner, an unscrupulous man who wants her to marry him. Betty collapses and is taken to Eve's home, which is nearby; they become friends. Rocco Erwin, the man Betty has been seeking, attempts to rob Skinner, is caught, and is released only upon Betty's pleas. She tells Skinner who Rocco is. Rocco, himself, does not know. Rocco later comes to Betty for more money, is refused, and throttles her and flees, leaving her for dead. Skinner, who has fallen in love with Eve, invites her aboard his yacht. Rocco follows Skinner to the yacht, where Eve has gone. Rocco asks Skinner to help him escape. Skinner refuses and Rocco attacks him. Rocco learns that Betty is his sister, and attempts to slay Skinner, while Eve crouches nearby frantic with terror. Betty recovers, learns where Eve has gone, and, with Adam to help her, follows to the yacht. In exciting scenes Adam and Betty rescue Eve from her peril and she rests securely in Adam's arms, envious no longer. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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7 cast members

Name	Known for
Anna Murdock Betty Howard Betty Howard See fewer	The Impostor (1918)
Shirley Mason Eve Leslie Eve Leslie See fewer	Sally in Our Alley (1927)
George LeGuere Adam Moore Adam Moore See fewer	The Turmoil (1916)
Lumsden Hare Stanton Skinner Stanton Skinner See fewer	Rebecca (1940)
Jessie Stevens Eve's Foster Mother Eve's Foster Mother See fewer	Vanity Fair (1915)
William Wadsworth Eve's Foster Father Eve's Foster Father See fewer	Kidnapped (II) (1917)
Robert Cain Rocco Irwin Rocco Irwin See fewer	Kidnapped (II) (1917)