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The Penalty of Intemperance (1912)

John comes home intoxicated and his brutal actions compel Kate to seek the protection of the law. He is arrested for cruelty and non-support and sent to the Island. His family becomes destitute, the young girl is sent to a charitable home and Kate and the baby to the hospital on the Island. Later, her health being partially restored, Kate works for her board that she may be near her baby.

Release: 1912-06-28
Cast
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Donald MacKenzie
John Lewis - the Husband
Hazel Neason
Hazel Neason
Kate Lewis - the Wife
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Adelaide Lawrence
Little Mary Lewis - the Child