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On the day of his wedding, Sir John Carteret's fiancée, Moonyeen, is killed by a jealous rival named Jeremy, leaving him emotionally devastated. Carteret spends three decades in seclusion, mostly communing with the spirit of Moonyeen, until he learns that her niece, Kathleen, has become an orphan. He adopts and raises the child as his own but is alarmed when, as a young woman, she falls in love with the son of Moonyeen's murderer.

Top Cast

  • Norma Shearer

    Norma Shearer

    Kathleen / Moonyeen

  • Fredric March

    Fredric March

    Kenneth Wayne / Jeremy

  • Leslie Howard

    Leslie Howard

    Sir John Carteret

  • O. P. Heggie

    O. P. Heggie

    Dr. Owen

  • Ralph Forbes

    Ralph Forbes

    Willie Ainley

  • Beryl Mercer

    Beryl Mercer

    Mrs. Crouch

  • Margaret Seddon

    Margaret Seddon

    Ellen, the Maid

  • Forrester Harvey

    Forrester Harvey

    Orderly

  • Herbert Bunston

    Herbert Bunston

    Minister

Overview

On the day of his wedding, Sir John Carteret's fiancée, Moonyeen, is killed by a jealous rival named Jeremy, leaving him emotionally devastated. Carteret spends three decades in seclusion, mostly communing with the spirit of Moonyeen, until he learns that her niece, Kathleen, has become an orphan. He adopts and raises the child as his own but is alarmed when, as a young woman, she falls in love with the son of Moonyeen's murderer.

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