- Sadunah, the Dancer, has a daughter whom she wishes to defend from worldly perils, whom she wishes to shield from the life the mother had led. Pursuing her sole ambition, Sadunah marries a rich financier and when he gets into serious trouble and it would seem that he will lose all his money, she tempts him to commit a terrible crime. But she, too, is ready to sacrifice all for mother love. The call coming, Sadunah, at whose feet the artistic world has paid homage, gives her life for her child.—Moving Picture World, July 14, 1917
- Wherever one goes in Parisian circles, the conversation is all of Sadunah, the dancer. She has a daughter, Editha, a winsome girl on the threshold of womanhood. Into their lives comes Henry Laroche, secretary to Mostyn May, a power in the money markets of the world. The young man loves Editha, but his courtship is not encouraged by Sadunah. Mostyn May is taken by his friends to the theater to see the dancer perform, and he is so struck with her that he offers Sadunah an engagement to dance at an entertainment he is giving. Among the guests is May's millionaire uncle, Clifton Judd, an infirm invalid, living alone with his valet. Mark Repton, to whom the love of drink has become a curse. When Sadunah leaves May's house, she realizes that the money king is her slave. Despite all this May cannot induce the dancer to marry him. He believes she loves someone else, and she says it is true. Sadunah shows him a portrait of Editha, her daughter. "I love her better than my life," she says. May asks to be introduced to Editha, and when he leaves, Sadunah asks, "What do you think of him, my darling? What if he became your father?" The girl's answer must have been satisfactory, because a few weeks later she is waiting in the financier's house for the return of the lovers from their honeymoon. Among the intimate friends of the financier, are the Earl of Wansford and his son, Lord Sandown. Between Lord Sandown and Editha, it is evidently a case of love at first sight. Sadunah sees in this a brilliant match for her daughter and decides to use her wit to bring about a marriage. Unable to deny his wife anything, May is easily persuaded to use his influence with the Earl. During a visit of the Earl and his son at the May chateau, a marriage is arranged between the young people. Soon after this Uncle Clifton Judd writes that he is in ill health, and that he will be grateful if his nephew and niece will prepare for his reception the little cottage at the Devil's Pool. Accompanied by his valet, Mark, the old man arrives and takes up his abode in the cottage. Then one morning May receives notice to the effect that unless $250,000 are available at the end of the month, reads the letter, May will be branded and then imprisoned as a thief because of certain illegal operations on the stock exchange. An appeal from May to his uncle is fruitless. Shortly afterward a note comes from the uncle which reads: "I shall not even dine with a thief. Heaven give me strength to reach town tomorrow to revoke my will." Sadunah is greatly angered at her husband, and tells him that the only way they can be saved is by killing Uncle Judd. At midnight May and his wife make their way to Judd's cottage. Quietly May enters. Clifton is sleeping in the alcove with the drink-sodden Mark tossing uneasily on a couch outside. May fires and kills his uncle. The sound of the shot awakens the valet who goes to investigate. He, too, is shot by May, who goes on the porch, where his wife is waiting. Sadunah takes the revolver from the trembling May and places it in the hands of the valet. At home she sees that her dress has been torn, and it arouses her astonishment. Among those who visit the next day the dead bodies is Laroche, the secretary, and it is he who finds the piece of lace missing from Sadunah's gown. Without a word he places it in his pocket. The jury return a double verdict against the valet. The lawyers come to May to read the will. As he leans over to sign the documents May thinks he sees the uncle he murdered. With a shriek he falls dead. A month has passed and Sadunah receives a letter from Henry Laroche, asking for an interview. At that interview Laroche shows Sadunah the piece of torn lace. "It is Editha I want. Give her to me and I remain silent," is Laroche's thunderbolt. Sadunah's mother love is so strong that she refuses to make the sacrifice, and she tells Laroche to do his worst. The secretary then announces that he will inform Editha that her mother is a murderess. Sadunah cowers and requests another interview the next morning at the Devil's pool. Laroche believes he has won. The next morning Sadunah climbs the cliff to the height above Devil's Pool. Waiting beside the broken fence is Henry Laroche. Sadunah greets him gaily and points to the beautiful view. Then as the man half turns the woman springs upon him. Together they crash through the broken fence and into the Devil's Pool deep below. Taking the awful secret with her to a watery grave, Sadunah proves that there is no greater love than to lay down her life for her daughter.—Moving Picture World synopsis
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