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The Better Half
The Better Half
Directed by	John S. Robertson
Written by	Miriam Michelson (novel) ; Louis Sherwin
Produced by	Lewis J. Selznick
Starring	Alice Brady ; David Powell ; Crauford Kent
Cinematography	H. Lyman Broening
Production; company	Selznick Pictures
Distributed by	Selznick Pictures
Release date	September 1918;
Running time	50 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	Silent ; English intertitles

The Better Half is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by John S. Robertson and starring Alice Brady, David Powell and Crauford Kent.^[1]

Plot summary

Louise and Trixie Thorley are twins, one is kind-hearted and the other selfish. Although Louise loves Michael Thwaite, he is dazzled by the pampered Trixie and marries her. Trixie soon tires of Michael and departs for Europe with Hendrick Thurston, "an idler." The night she leaves him, Michael is attacked by thugs and loses his sight. To spare his feelings, Louise tends to him posing as Trixie. When Trixie returns, the twins argue, and Trixie kills herself in a fit of remorse. Michael finally regains his sight and, realizing Louise's love, marries her.

Cast

Alice Brady as Louise / Beatrix Thorley
David Powell as Michael Thwaite
Crauford Kent as Hendrick Thurston
William T. Carleton as Judge Thorley
Isabel O'Madigan as Mrs. Corlandt
Richard Allen as Doctor

References

^ Connelly p.322

Bibliography

Connelly, Robert B. The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2. December Press, 1998.
Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.