Leigh Wyant Movies

In the days before air conditioning, filmmakers liked to release Northwest melodramas in the summer in the belief that the snow scenes would cool off overheated patrons. About this particular picture, Moving Picture World commented, "its snow scenes and its woodsy settings contrive to make the middle-western audiences forget the hottest September in many years." Brunette Dorothy Dalton stars as Charlotte Woods, a dancehall girl who adopts an orphaned baby brought to her by Beauregard, a trapper (Mitchell Lewis). Beauregard lusts after Charlotte, not realizing that she is already married to Edward Brent, a sleazy gambler (Edward J. Brady). Charlotte sells her kisses to provide for the infant, and when a group of reformers burn down the dancehall, she and Brent open up a store. Brent, mercenary as always, sells the store -- including Charlotte and the baby -- to Beauregard. Charlotte is forced to kill the lusty trapper, while prospector Ralph Stevens (David Powell) goes in pursuit of Brent. Brent is killed by a pack of wolves, and Charlotte finds true love with Stevens. ~ Janiss Garza, Rovi

Christine Trevor (Gladys Walton) is a spoiled young society girl who completely neglects her father and her brothers and sister. When her indulgent father dies, she finds out that the family is nearly broke. Thinking only of herself, Christine considers marrying a social-climbing young man. A friend of the family, Dr. Paul Denton (Frederick Vogeding), talks her out of it and helps her create a home for her siblings out of the money they have left. Christine's better nature finally comes out and she dumps the social climber when she realizes his true character -- or lack of it. She also risks her life to rescue Joshua Barton (William Worthington), her crotchety old neighbor. Barton, it turns out, was the one who ruined her father (financially) because of an old grudge. Christine, however, wins his paternal affection. Denton's affection for Christine is something far more romantic, and eventually she comes to realize that she loves him, too. ~ Janiss Garza, Rovi