Worlds Apart (1921)
STORY OF THE "UPPER TEN" AND "LOWER FIVE" WITH EUGENE O'BRIEN AT HIS VERY BEST.
Having been rejected by Phyllis Leigh in favor of wealthier suitor Peter Lester, Hugh prevents Elinor Ashe from drowning herself. Hugh recklessly marries Elinor, but they occupy different wings of his house. Lester and Phyllis arrive as guests, and a new manservant favored by Elinor is hired. When Lester is murdered, the servant is charged with the crime, and Elinor admits to Hugh that he is indeed her father, recently released from prison. While in the company of Marcia Marshall, Hugh discovers her husband Harley dying in a Chinese opium den. He confesses that, victimized by Lester, he killed him. Elinor's father is released, and she reconciles with Hugh.
- Date of release
- 1921-01-01
- TMDB
- 7.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 0m
- Genres
- Mystery
- Director
- Alan Crosland
Casting
- Eugene O'Brien — Hugh Ledyard
- Olive Tell — Elinor Ashe
- William H. Tooker — Peter Lester
- Arthur Housman — Harley Marshall
- Louise Prussing — Phyllis Leigh
- Warren Cook — Ten Eyck
- Florence Billings — Marcia Marshall
Interesting facts
Worlds Apart is a lost 1921 American silent mystery film directed by Alan Crosland and starring Eugene O'Brien, Olive Tell and William H. Tooker.
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