Storyline
Belle Bennett plays as the widowed mother of seven children living in Sioux City, Iowa. She moves with them to Cambridge, Massachusetts in order to educate her children with culture and give them every advantage. Bennett, who is unversed in financial matters, soon faces poverty for herself and her children. She takes out a loan from an unscrupulous lender (played by Richard Tucker), who is so impressed by the charm and valiant spirit of Bennett than he neglects to ask her for collateral. Bennett, however, is only able to partially pay her creditors. Marion Nixon, Bennett's eldest daughter, is shocked by her mother's actions and attempts to sacrifice herself to Tucker in order to clear her mother's obligations, even though she is engaged to marry a well to do Harvard undergraduate, played by Rex Bell. This film is believed lost.
Cast & Crew
Belle Bennett
Mary Colbrook
Lead
Marian Nixon
Muriel Colbrook
Rex Bell
Lynn Willard
Richard Tucker
James Rudlin
Blanche Friderici
Aunt Caroline
Charlotte Henry
Gwendolyn Colbrook
Dorothy Ward
Gladys Colbrook
What People Are Saying
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Archie Mayo's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
“Every frame feels alive. Courage is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
