The Web of Desire

Overview

When his wife Grace inherits her father's stock, John Miller, the president of the Western Power and Development Company, becomes a millionaire and moves to New York with his family. Beset by business problems, Miller pays little attention to his wife, and Grace, feeling neglected, takes up with a bohemian set. Among her new acquaintances she meets Stuart Mordant, the attorney for Thomas Hurd, a business rival of Miller's. Grace seeks refuge from loneliness in Mordant, who makes a bargain with Hurd to gain control of her husband's company for half a million dollars.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

March 4, 1917

Original language

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

World Film,Peerless Productions

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0008754