Defying Destiny

Release Date: 1923-09-29

Overview: 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.

Rating: 5.5 / 10

Cast

Monte Blue

as Jack Fenton

Irene Rich

as Beth Alden

Tully Marshall

as Dr. Gregory

Jackie Saunders

as Mrs. Harris

Z. Wall Covington

as Sam Harris