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  • Should a Husband Forgive? (1919)
  • 60 min | Drama
Should a Husband Forgive? (1919)
60 min | Drama

After Mary Carroll's husband learns that she has had an affair, he challenges her former lover to a duel and is killed. Mary is thrown out by her husband's wealthy family and separated from her little boy, John Carroll, Jr. Years later, ...See moreAfter Mary Carroll's husband learns that she has had an affair, he challenges her former lover to a duel and is killed. Mary is thrown out by her husband's wealthy family and separated from her little boy, John Carroll, Jr. Years later, John Jr. falls in love with Ruth Fulton, the daughter of the horse trainer for Rex Burleigh. When her father dies, Ruth accepts Rex's offer to care for her, but she leaves the expensive apartment he has provided when she learns his true motives. Boxer and former jockey Kid Dugan kills Rex because he also loves Ruth. Ruth later becomes a secretary to Mary, unaware that she is John Jr.'s mother. Ruth leaves after Mary learns of her involvement with Rex, then Mary acknowledges to John Jr. that she is his mother. John Jr. introduces Ruth to his mother, who advises her to confess everything to her son. Ruth does so, but John Jr. refuses to believe in her innocence. When John Jr. is set up to lose on a big horse race, Ruth rushes in and rides the horse to victory and is forgiven by John Jr. Written by AFI See less
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Director
Raoul Walsh (as R.A. Walsh)
Writer
Raoul Walsh (scenario) (as R.A. Walsh) (story) (as R.A. Walsh)
Cinematographer
Devereaux Jennings (as J.D. Jennings)
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Updated Nov 1, 1919

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Nov 1, 1919 (United States)

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11 cast members
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Miriam Cooper
Ruth Fulton Ruth Fulton   See fewer
Beatrice Beckley
Mary Carroll (as Mrs. James K. Hackett) Mary Carroll (as Mrs. James K. Hackett)   See fewer
Eric Mayne
John Carroll John Carroll   See fewer
Vincent Coleman
Joh Carroll Jr. Joh Carroll Jr.   See fewer
Percy Standing
Rex Burleigh Rex Burleigh   See fewer
Charles Craig
A Human Jackal A Human Jackal   See fewer
Martha Mansfield
The girl who was cast aside The girl who was cast aside   See fewer
James A. Marcus
Uncle Jim (as James Marcus) Uncle Jim (as James Marcus)   See fewer
Johnny Reese
Kid Dugan (as Johnn Ries) Kid Dugan (as Johnn Ries)   See fewer
Tom Burke
Josephus McCarthy Josephus McCarthy   See fewer
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