The Better Half
Directed byJohn S. Robertson
Written byMiriam Michelson (novel)
Louis Sherwin
Produced byLewis J. Selznick
StarringAlice Brady
David Powell
Crauford Kent
CinematographyH. Lyman Broening
Production
company
Distributed bySelznick Pictures
Release date
  • September 1918 (1918-09)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

The Better Half is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by John S. Robertson and starring Alice Brady, David Powell and Crauford Kent.[1]

Plot summary

Louise and Trixie Thorley are twins, one is kind-hearted and the other selfish. Although Louise loves Michael Thwaite, he is dazzled by the pampered Trixie and marries her. Trixie soon tires of Michael and departs for Europe with Hendrick Thurston, "an idler." The night she leaves him, Michael is attacked by thugs and loses his sight. To spare his feelings, Louise tends to him posing as Trixie. When Trixie returns, the twins argue, and Trixie kills herself in a fit of remorse. Michael finally regains his sight and, realizing Louise's love, marries her.

Cast

References

  1. Connelly p.322

Bibliography

  • Connelly, Robert B. The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2. December Press, 1998.
  • Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.


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