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The Heart of Rachael (1918) [N/A]

Featuring:
Bessie Barriscale, Herschel Mayall, Ella Hall

Written by:
Jack Cunningham
Kathleen Norris

Directed by:
Howard Hickman


Release Date:
October 4, 1918

Original Title:
The Heart of Rachael

Genres:
Drama

Production Companies:
Bessie Barriscale Productions
Paralta Plays Inc.

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Overview from TheMovieDB

Rachael (Bessie Barriscale) marries Clarence Breckenridge (Hershel Mayall) a widower much older than herself. Although she tries to be a good wife, he ignores her for the bottle. In addition, his daughter, Billy (Ella Hall), who is not much younger than Rachael, is spoiled. When Rachael meets the family doctor, Warren Gregory (Herbert Heyes), they fall in love.

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Overview from Open Movies

Rachael marries Clarence Breckenridge, whose daughter Billy is only a few years younger than she. Clarence, an alcoholic, is devoted to Billy, but because both father and daughter are indifferent to Rachael, she finally divorces Clarence to wed her old friend, Dr. Warren Gregory. Soon after the marriage, Rachael learns to her distress that Warren is no longer the home-loving man she had befriended, but a social "high-stepper," much like her first husband. Several years pass, during which Billy elopes with Joe Pickering, a worthless pleasure-seeker, which leads Clarence to kill himself. Warren, meanwhile, develops an attachment to Magsie Clay, an actress. Magsie admits to Rachael that she loves Warren, and the young wife agrees to a divorce, but Warren, unwilling to leave Rachael and his children permanently, departs for Europe. When their little son Jim is severely injured, Rachael begs Warren to save the boy, and through this hardship, the couple's love is renewed.

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Production

Director:
Howard Hickman

Novel:
Kathleen Norris

Writer:
Jack Cunningham

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