The Shuttle

Story

Synopsis

American heiress Bettina Vanderpoel departs for England to visit her sister Rosalie and her impoverished nobleman husband Sir Nigel Anstruthers. Arriving at their dilapidated estate, Betty finds that Nigel not only has wasted Rosalie's fortune but has treated his wife and their little son cruelly. Betty jumps into action promptly repairing the estate with her own money and seeking to offer some relief to her sister by introducing her into English society. In the process, she meets Lord Mount Dunstan, a proud but penniless nobleman who lives in the adjacent estate. Strongly attracted to Betty, he nonetheless avoids her so as not to appear a fortune hunter. When an epidemic breaks out among the farmers it leads to life changing consequences for both sisters and the men in their sphere.

Director

Rollin S. Sturgeon

Writers

Margaret Turnbull, Frances Hodgson Burnett, Harvey F. Thew

Language

English

Country

United States of America

Release date

1 February 1918

Ensemble

Cast

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  Constance Talmadge

  Bettina Vandepoel

• 

  Alan Roscoe

  Lord Mount Dunstan

• 

  Edith Johnson

  Rosalie Vanderpoel

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  Edwin B. Tilton

  Reuben Vanderpoel

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  Helen Dunbar

  Mrs. Vanderpoel

• 

  George A. McDaniel

  Sir Nigel Anstruthers

• 

  Edward Peil Sr.

  Ughtred Anstruthers

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  Casson Ferguson

  G. Selden

• Thomas Persse

  Penzance