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The World Against Him

Released: 1916-12-25
Studios: Paragon Films,


Cowboy Mark West lives on a ranch with his sister Mary, who suffers from a serious spinal disorder. Flighty East Coast socialite Violet Ridgeway flirts with Mark while vacationing at the ranch but returns to her fiancée, Dr. Welsh, when she leaves. Mark has been working hard to earn money for an operation Mary, which Doctor Welsh and Doctor Boyd agree to perform without telling him how dangerous it is. When Mary dies Mark receives a letter detailing the doctor’s risk-taking, filled with vengeance Mark kills Boyd, but Welsh flees to safety. Mark is imprisoned, but Violet convinces him to marry her, satisfying a stipulation in her late aunt's will. Mark escapes taking Welsh and Violet hostage. They are set upon by a villain and in the confrontation Welsh’s cowardly act shows Violet Mark’s true worth and the pair escapes to freedom across the Canadian border.

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Cast

E.K. Lincoln
Character: Mark West
June Elvidge
Character: Violet Ridgeway
Ruth Findlay
Character: Ruth West

John St. Polis
Character: Dr. Hamilton Welsh
Frederick Truesdell
Character: Dr. Samuel Boyd
Julia Stuart
Character: Mrs. Cranby

Nicholas Dunaew
Character: Peblo
Viola Benton
Character: Vivian Gould
Edward Borein
Character: Ben Ridgers

Scar Face
Character: Self


Production and Crew

A.B. Himes
Scenario Writer
Sol Polito
Director of Photography