New Lives for Old

New Lives for Old (1925) is a drama film directed by Clarence G. Badger rated 9.0/10.

Olympe is a cabaret dancer who offers her services to France when her country goes to war. She becomes a spy and provides valuable intelligence information during World War I by winning the confidence of a German officer. Hugh Warren is the American soldier who falls for Olympe. She allows him to believe she is a simple peasant and reveals nothing of her career as a spy. The two fall in love and are married, but the villainous German agent De Montinrich reveals to her husband's family that she is a tawdry club dancer. Unable to reveal her role in espionage, Olympe is ostracized by her friends and family. When the French government honors Olympe for her wartime bravery, her family no longer considers her a blemish on their sterling reputation.

Cast

Betty Compson

Olympe

Wallace MacDonald

Hugh Warren

Theodore Kosloff

De Montinbard

Sheldon Lewis

Pugin

Jack Joyce

Jean Bertaut

Margaret Seddon

Widow Turrene

Joseph J. Dowling

Senator Warren

Helen Dunbar

Mrs. Warren

Gale Henry

Berthe

Marvel Quivey

Nancy

Edward Faust

Cafe Manager

William Boyd

Soldier (uncredited)