Defying Destiny (1923)
1h 19m
Running Time
September 29, 1923Release Date
Defying Destiny (1923)
1h 19m
Running Time
September 29, 1923Release Date
Plot.
Set in the small town of Riverdale, Defying Destiny opens with Jack Fenton (Monte Blue) being scarred while saving the life of his sweetheart Beth Alden (Irene Rich), whose grateful father (James Gordon), president of the local bank, offers him a job. Middle-class Jack becomes head teller, joins the country club, and plans to marry Beth, but his upwardly mobile behavior stirs resentment. When he’s falsely accused of embezzlement the town’s upper crust turns its back. Jack endures self-exile until a chance encounter with a plastic surgeon enables him to return home incognito and seek vengeance.
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Details.
Release DateSeptember 29, 1923
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 19m
Wiki.
Defying Destiny is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Louis Chaudet and starring Monte Blue and Irene Rich.