Synopsis: from AFI

Richard Larkin inherits an appetite for alcohol from his father Lemuel, although his younger brother Ben is not affected. Both boys fall in love with their neighbor Hattie Holmes. When Hattie becomes Dick's fiancée, she warns that if he ever takes a drink, she will break the engagement, so Ben, who overhears this, tempts Dick to drink. After Dick obtains a prescription from his doctor that he hopes will cure his desire to drink, Ben replaces some of the medicine with whiskey, which causes a quarrel between Hattie and Dick after she smells whiskey on his breath. After Ben unsuccessfully tries to have Dick killed in an accident, Dick nearly kills Ben in a fight. William Irving, a lawyer whose career has suffered because of alcoholism, successfully defends Dick. Although Dick and Hattie marry, Ben continues to plot against Dick, until Hattie finds Ben's diary, which causes Lemuel to drive Ben away. Before the birth of her child, Hattie spends several hours a day concentrating her thoughts on a waterfall, so that her baby will not inherit her husband's vice.

Other Information: length: AFI says 6 reels - MPW says 5 reels.

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