Outcast

Outcast (1917) is a drama film directed by Dell Henderson rated 9.0/10.

Miriam Gibson is seduced by a handsome adventurer who then abandons her and their child to marry for money. Penniless she becomes a prostitute to care for her child but when the baby dies a hopeless Miriam goes to London becoming the housekeeper and eventual mistress of barrister Geoffrey Sherwood. Jilted by his fiancée Valentine, who likewise married for money, Sherwood has become an alcoholic. As Miriam and Geoffrey grow closer, she hopes for marriage, but when an unhappy Valentine begins to trifle with Geoffrey, he responds and discards Miriam until he realizes Valentine’s shallowness versus Miriam's kindness and consideration for others. They marry in a little Scottish kirk, and sail for Buenos Aires to begin a new life.

Cast

Anna Murdock

Miriam Gibson

David Powell

Geoffrey Sherwood

Catherine Calvert

Valentine

Herbert Ayling

Mr. Guest

Richard Hatteras

Hugh

Jules Raucourt

Tony

Reginald Carrington

Lord Moreland

Kate Sergeantson

Mrs. Guest

H. Ashton Tonge

Taylor

V.L. Granville

Gerald

Maud Andrew

Bemish, Miriam's Maid

James C. Malaidy

Charles Gibson, Miriam's Father