Forced by her mean-spirited father, Lord Chief Justice James O'Brien, to marry a man she doesn't love, Connaught O'Brien gives up hope of ever with her true love, Dermot McDermot. After her father dies and a hunted rebel leader returns to town, however, Connaught finds a renewed hope that the tides of oppression will shift and she might again find happiness. This silent romantic drama, set in Ireland, is the first film in which a then-unknown John Wayne is clearly visible.

"Donn Byrne's Romance of Racing and Racial Intrigue"

Credits

John FordDirector

Victor McLaglenDenis Hogan

June CollyerConnaught O'Brien

Earle FoxeJohn D'Arcy

Hobart BosworthLord Chief Justice James O'Brien