24 May 1919
The Probation Wife
A 1919 film directed by Sidney Franklin.
The Show Girl's Glove
Hampton, a broker, employs a detective to investigate Stella, a show girl, with whom his younger brother Dick is in love. As a result of the detective's discoveries, Dick breaks his engagement with Stella. The woman calls at Dick's office late that afternoon. Hampton leaves the two alone. Unable to alter Dick's decision, Stella seizes a knife and threatens suicide. Dick tries to wrest the weapon from her and is accidentally killed.
Top Billed Cast
Alice Joyce Mrs. Mary Hampton
Harry F. Millarde Dick Hampton - John's Brother
Alice Hollister Stella Desmond - the Show Girl
Marguerite Courtot Rosie - a Junk Dealer's Daughter
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