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The Selfish Woman

The Selfish Woman

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jul 9, 1916

Runtime

0h 50m

Genres

Drama

Original Title

The Selfish Woman

Production Companies

Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company

Director

E. Mason Hopper

Description

A young engineer, Tom Morley, is building a railroad through Imperial Valley. Tom's father also wants the job, and tries to persuade his son to give up the work, but Tom refuses. Tom falls for a society girl named Alice Hale, who marries him to bring prestige to her family. Initially, Alice plots against Tom, but Tom wins her over and they work together to defeat those who are plotting to destroy Tom's work.