Sweet Alyssum 1915

The story of a girl whose mother loved luxury more than honor and the havoc it wrought.

Directed by Colin Campbell

The boss of iron worker Roanoke Brooks (Power), is having an affair with his wife (Kathlyn Williams). Eventually she commits suicide and her lover dies in an accident. Roanoke lavishes all his love and attention on his daughter (Edith Johnson). As a young woman she goes to the West where she meets the son of the man who broke up her father's marriage.