Her Body in Bond (1918)
The cabaret act of husband-and-wife dancing team Peggy and Joe Blondin is broken up when Joe becomes consumptive and is ordered West to recuperate. Peggy remains in New York to maintain the couple's income but gradually becomes desperate when letters sent her by her husband request more and more money. Joe's letters actually are being intercepted and rewritten by millionaire Harlan Quinn, who has designs on Peggy and wishes to portray Joe's situation as hopeless. After receiving a particularly alarming letter, Peggy consents to sell her honor to Harlan.
- Date of release
- 1918-07-20
- Runtime
- 50m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Robert Z. Leonard
Casting
- Mae Murray — Peggy Blondin / Pierrette
- Kenneth Harlan — Joe Blondin / Pierrot
- Alan Roscoe — Harlan Quinn / Harlequin
- Joseph W. Girard — Benjamin Sleeth
- Paul Weigel — Emmett Gibson
- Maie B. Havey — Betty Coates
Interesting facts
Her Body in Bond is a lost 1918 American silent drama film directed by Robert Z. Leonard and starring Mae Murray, Kenneth Harlan and Alan Roscoe.
Production
The film was produced by the Universal Film Manufacturing Company under the title 'The Eternal Columbine'. The title was changed to 'The Morals of an Actress' prior to release.
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