Sins of Ambition

1917 | 70 minutes | 0.0 ★ (0)

Sins of Ambition
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    Andrew Maxwell is so intent on creating a universal language that he completely neglects his wife, Laurette, and daughter, Ruth. Laurette decides she wants to return to the stage and is encouraged by Charles Prescott, a former suitor. When Maxwell discovers Laurette and Prescott together, he berates her, and she angrily moves out, taking Ruth along with her.

  • Release Date

    19 September 1917

  • DirectingIvan Abramson
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