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The Moral Deadline (1919)
50 min | Drama

The Moral Deadline (1919)

50 min | Drama

While walking in Central Park, Evelyn Merrill, a shop girl, meets Hal Oaker when he retrieves her blown-off hat from a stream. Inadvertently, Hal gives Evelyn the card of the man who earlier crashed into his taxi, and after a few dates, ...See moreWhile walking in Central Park, Evelyn Merrill, a shop girl, meets Hal Oaker when he retrieves her blown-off hat from a stream. Inadvertently, Hal gives Evelyn the card of the man who earlier crashed into his taxi, and after a few dates, they marry, although Hal keeps the other name because he fears the reaction of his father, a wealthy financier who wants him to marry a society girl. After Oaker convinces Hal to leave Evelyn for a year to test the strength of their love, Oaker tries unsuccessfully to pay Evelyn to divorce Hal. Hal is shanghaied by sailors, while Evelyn has their child and becomes a dancer to support it. In order to raise money for an operation to save her baby's life, Evelyn dances at a disreputable Eastside café, which the Vice Society, led by Hal's mother, and the police raid. Hal, having become a reporter after escaping the sailors, defends Evelyn and begs her forgiveness. Written by AFI See less

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11 cast members

Name	Known for
June Elvidge Evelyn Merrill Evelyn Merrill See fewer	Beauty's Worth (1922)
Frank Mayo Hal Oaker Hal Oaker See fewer	Souls for Sale (1923)
Ned Burton John Oaker John Oaker See fewer	Thunderbolts of Fate (1919)
Grace Stevens Helen Oaker Helen Oaker See fewer	Life's Shadows (1916)
Alice Weeks Mlle. Aimee Mlle. Aimee See fewer	Thelma (1912)
Jane Sterling Mrs. Van Vliets Mrs. Van Vliets See fewer	The Heart of a Child (1920)
Muriel Ostriche Barbara Van Vliets Barbara Van Vliets See fewer	Feathertop (1912)
Gertrude Weber Anna Tyson Anna Tyson See fewer	The Moral Deadline (1919)
Louis R. Grisel Henry Strickland (as Louis Grizel) Henry Strickland (as Louis Grizel) See fewer	The Dancer's Peril (1917)
Louise Du Pre Kate Kate See fewer	A Mother's Sin (1918)
Joseph W. Smiley Joe Ellis (as Joseph Smiley) Joe Ellis (as Joseph Smiley) See fewer	Life Without Soul (1915)