The Hidden Truth (1919)
Plot summaryAdd synopsis Taglines Out on the trackless desert was her husband- dead or alive? She knew not which. Her lover was accused of his murder.
Helen Merrill sings and dances in the rough Western mining town of Nugget City, where she befriends Myrtle Cadby, whose husband Jake cruelly abuses her. After a particularly vicious beating, Myrtle, seriously injured, shoots Jake. As she lies dying, she gives Helen a letter of introduction to a man she was to have married in the East, urging her to leave Nugget City. Before she leaves, Helen overhears Bill Sheridan and "Snipe" Roach scheming to sell Charles Taylor, a wealthy New Yorker, a salted mine, with the assistance of George Reed, Taylor's mining agent. Helen goes East and learns that Taylor is the man whom Myrtle was to have married, but because she immediately falls in love with him, she conceals her own identity and masquerades as Myrtle.
Cast
- Anna Case - Helen Merrill
- Charles Richman - Charles Taylor
- Emma Campbell - Mrs. Collins
- Forrest Robinson - Judge Blake
- Grace Reals - Mrs. Blake
- Thomas J. McGrane - Bill Sheridan
- John Charles - George Reed
- Frank Wunderlee - Jake Codby
- Fred Hearn - 'Snipe' Roach
- Madelyn Clare - Myrtl Cadby
Screenplay
- S.M. Weller (Screenplay)
- S.M. Weller (Story)
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is The Hidden Truth about?
- Helen Merrill sings and dances in the rough Western mining town of Nugget City, where she befriends Myrtle Cadby, whose husband Jake cruelly abuses her. After a particularly vicious beating, Myrtle, seriously injured, shoots Jake. As she lies dying, she gives Helen a letter of introduction to a man she was to have married in the East, urging her to leave Nugget City. Before she leaves, Helen overhears Bill Sheridan and "Snipe" Roach scheming to sell Charles Taylor, a wealthy New Yorker, a salted mine, with the assistance of George Reed, Taylor's mining agent. Helen goes East and learns that Taylor is the man whom Myrtle was to have married, but because she immediately falls in love with him, she conceals her own identity and masquerades as Myrtle.
- Who directed The Hidden Truth?
- The Hidden Truth was directed by Julius Steger.
- Who stars in The Hidden Truth?
- The Hidden Truth stars Anna Case, Charles Richman, Emma Campbell, Forrest Robinson, Grace Reals, Thomas J. McGrane.
- How long is The Hidden Truth?
- The Hidden Truth has a runtime of 50m (50 minutes).
- What genre is The Hidden Truth?
- The Hidden Truth is a Drama film.
- Where was The Hidden Truth produced?
- The Hidden Truth was produced in United States of America.