The Capitol

(1919)

Genres: Drama

Year: 1919

Runtime: 60 мин

Country: United States of America

Director: George Irving

Cast: Leah Baird, Robert T. Haines, Alexander Gaden, William B. Davidson, Downing Clarke, Donald MacBride, Mildred Rhoads, Ben Hendricks Sr., Ben Hendricks Jr., Brian Darley

Plot

Margaret Kennard takes her baby daughter Agnes and leaves her husband Eustace for James Carroll. Upon discovering that James is a thief, she leaves him, joins the Salvation Army, and places Agnes in a convent. Twenty years pass. Agnes marries young Congressman Blake. James is now a lobbyist trying to prevent Blake from passing an anti-profiteering bill. Attempting to help her husband, Agnes sets out to prove that James is a scoundrel.