Wife or Country

Sylvia Hamilton rehabilitates an alcoholic attorney and marries him. When World War I breaks out, she is persuaded to help the German cause and later commits suicide rather than compromise her husbands career.

Cast

Harry Mestayer

as Dale Barker

Gretchen Lederer

as Gretchen Barker

Gloria Swanson

as Sylvia Hamilton

Jack Richardson

as Dr. Meyer Stahl

Charles West

as Jack Holiday

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