Mrs. Wharton, a dashing widow, gives a party at her beautiful villa in honor of the presentation to her of a handsome diamond necklace by her fiancé. During the evening bridge participated in by a number of the guests, among whom is Myrtle Vane. Miss Vane is playing in wretched luck, and is advised several times by Mrs. Wharton to desist, but she still plays on in the vain hopes of the tide of fortune turning, until at last, in the extreme of desperation, she stakes her all and loses. Shame and disgrace stare her in the face. What can she do to recoup her depleted fortune? As one of the guests there is Professor Francois Paracelsus, the eminent palmister, who of course, was called upon to read the palms of those present. Sheets of paper were prepared and each imprinted their hand on a sheet to be read by the erudite soothsayer at his leisure, and so were left on the drawing room table.
Credits
Betrayed by a Handprint Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Mack Sennett
He was 28, 80 years old when he died
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as The Butler |
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Kate Bruce
She was 48, 86 years old when she died
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as Mrs. Wharton |
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Florence Lawrence
She was 22, 52 years old when she died
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as Myrtle Vane |
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Harry Solter
He was 34, 46 years old when he died
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as Mr. Wharton |
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Linda Arvidson
She was 24, 65 years old when she died
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as The Maid / Party Guest |
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Gene Gauntier
She was 23, 81 years old when she died
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as Party Guest |
Betrayed by a Handprint Crew
| Name |
Department |
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D.W. Griffith as Director. He was 33 (73) years old when He died
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Directing |
