When school captain Roddy Berwick takes the blame for his friend’s scandal, he is expelled and disowned by his family. Cast out of his privileged world, Roddy drifts through a series of humiliations—from waiter to penniless actor to gigolo—descending ever further into ruin and self-disgust.
Keywords:
Boarding school
Stage show
Silent film
Headmaster
Fall guy
Misfortune
Wrongly punished
Dancehall
Paid dance companion
Movie tag line: "A College Hero round whom is woven a picture of Love and Treachery."
Character: Roddy Berwick
Character: Dr. Dawson
Character: Sir Thomas Berwick
Character: Tim Wakeley
Character: The Rev. Henry Wakeley