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The Lady in the Library

Mildred Vandeburg, an heiress who devotes her time to a hospital that she has built in the slums, breaks her engagement to her fiancé, T. Huntington Forbes, because Forbes is only interested in horses and sports. Meeda Jones, a nurse employed in Mildred's hospital, is married to a criminal named Spike, who steals some jewels and convinces his brother Dan to fence them for him. When Dan is killed as the police try to arrest him, his wife dies of shock, leaving their baby girl homeless. To help the baby, Mildred decides to take her to Forbes's home, where she informs her former fiancé that there is a "lady in the library" waiting for him.

Top Cast

  • Vola Vale

    Vola Vale

    Mildred Vandeburg

  • John Vosper

    John Vosper

    T. Huntington Forbes

  • Robert Weycross

    Robert Weycross

    Augustus Vandeburg

  • Ella Pitts

    Ella Pitts

    Mrs. Vandeburg

  • Barney Furey

    Barney Furey

    'Spike' Jones

  • J.B. Warner

    J.B. Warner

    Gerald Courtney

  • William Reed

    William Reed

    Simonds

  • Ruth Lackaye

    Ruth Lackaye

    Mrs. Merriweather

  • Harl McInroy

    Harl McInroy

    Reverend Alfred Clemons

Overview

Mildred Vandeburg, an heiress who devotes her time to a hospital that she has built in the slums, breaks her engagement to her fiancé, T. Huntington Forbes, because Forbes is only interested in horses and sports. Meeda Jones, a nurse employed in Mildred's hospital, is married to a criminal named Spike, who steals some jewels and convinces his brother Dan to fence them for him. When Dan is killed as the police try to arrest him, his wife dies of shock, leaving their baby girl homeless. To help the baby, Mildred decides to take her to Forbes's home, where she informs her former fiancé that there is a "lady in the library" waiting for him.

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