The Sphinx

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1916 · Drama

Overview

Unbeknownst to each other, Charles Macklin and his widowed father Arthur are having an affair with an exotic dancer called The Sphinx. When both come to see her at the same time, Charles gets upset, denounces the Sphinx, and is knocked out by Arthur. Arthur then decides to marry the Sphinx, while Charles then resumes his affair with Frances, to whom he was engaged before he met the Sphinx.

Directed by John G. Adolfi

Cast

• Herbert Kelcey — Arthur Macklin
• Effie Shannon — The Sphinx
• Beatrice Noyes — Betty Macklin
• Charles Compton — Charles Macklin
• Louise Huff — Frances Evans