Prisoners of Love (1921)

Blanche Davis is berated by her father for a seeming indiscretion. She then learns that he has been supporting a chorus girl, so she leaves their home. She goes to San Francisco, and, using an assumed name, goes to work for Martin Blair and James Randolph. While both men are interested in her, she falls for Randolph and becomes engaged. She agrees to postpone the marriage at the request of Randolph's mother. Unknown to Blanche, her father has come to San Francisco, as a client of the firm for which she works. Randolph meets Clara, Blanche's sister, and falls for her. Blanche's father encourages the romance. Randolph agrees to return east with Clara and her father, but simply tells Blanche he is bettering his position. Blanche then receives daily telegrams saying her wedding day is near. But the messages are being sent by Blair, who is touched by Blanche's devotion to Randolph. Eventually Blair takes Blanche to New York, where they arrives on the eve of Randolph's wedding to Clara. Randolph has received a large check from Blanche's father to clear up some old indiscretions. Blanche and Randolph meet privately, and he produces the check intending to buy her silence. Humiliated, Blanche takes the check to her father, but the two manage to reconcile. Blanche allows the wedding of Randolph and Clara to take place, for the sake of her sister. Then, she turns her affections to Blair.