The Deception (1915)
Henry Wharton, a popular author, and his wife, Frances, both receive mail on the morning the story opens. His wife's letter is from an old sweetheart. Wharton sees the writing on the envelope and becomes jealous. He goes to his study and tries to write a story, but he cannot get his mind on it. He goes downstairs, only to find his wife and Thomas Burton, the old sweetheart, in earnest conversation. He looks through the waste basket and finds the scraps of the letter, and then hears a conversation over the 'phone between his wife and Burton. He goes to her room and an angry scene follows. He leaves the house and goes to Burton's apartment. Not finding him there he returns home, and finds a note on his desk, which he reads, and seems to find a good idea for his story, for he starts to write. He hears a noise in his wife's bedroom, and getting up, looks in her room and sees her coming to his study. He hides behind the curtains and sees her go to his desk and take a cross which he has left there, and which Burton has been admiring. She leaves the room and Wharton follows her to Burton's apartments, where he finds her alone with Burton. He breaks open the door and Burton throws a vase at him as he enters. Wharton dodges the vase and shoots at Burton, and then renounces his wife. The scenes goes back to Wharton furiously writing at his desk and just finishing the story. He takes the story into his wife's room and tells her he has just finished another one of his wild stories based on what might have happened to Burton, Wharton and Frances. They laugh over the story and Wharton calls Burton on the 'phone and tells him of the story. Burton goes back to bed, as it is two o'clock in the morning. The picture ends with a goodnight kiss between Wharton and his wife.
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| Filmmakers | Role |
|---|---|
| Joseph Kaufman | Director |
| Shannon Fife | Writer |
| Siegmund Lubin | Producer |
| Cast | Role |
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| Ethel Clayton | |
| Thurston Hall | |
| Walter Hitchcock | |
| Joseph Kaufman |
