Andrew Maxwell is so intent on creating a universal language that he completely neglects his wife, Laurette, and daughter, Ruth. Laurette decides she wants to return to the stage and is encouraged by Charles Prescott, a former suitor. When Maxwell discovers Laurette and Prescott together, he berates her, and she angrily moves out, taking Ruth along with her.

• Ivan Film Productions
• Wilfred Lucas
• Leah Baird
• James Morrison
• Madlaine Traverse
• Anders Randolf
• Barbara Castleton
• Edward Lawrence