The DerelictMovie
Loutish Teddy Brant feeling trapped by his marriage and family commitments to the sweet Rose and their infant daughter Helen fakes his suicide and embarks on a dissolute life. Thinking herself free Rose remarries, and time passes contently. Years later, Teddy, now a hopeless derelict, wanders the country straying one night into the waiting room of a train station. He sees a young girl being accosted by an elderly gentleman who tries to entice her home. Teddy thinks nothing of the incident until he finds a purse lying on the seat and learns that the girl is his daughter Helen. Teddy hastens after them and in the ensuing fight, strangles Helen's assailant and then flees. Helen is arrested for the murder but is acquitted when Teddy staggers into the police station and confesses to the crime.
About The Derelict
The Derelict is a 1917 drama movie directed by Carl Harbaugh.
The production information lists a runtime of 50m, production credits from United States of America, an original language code of EN.
The credited cast includes Stuart Holmes, Wanda Hawley, Vinnie Burns, Dan Mason. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
