The Quicksands of Deceit
The Quicksands of Deceit
1916, English. Directed by Frank Borzage.
Kindly widowed farmer John Hardy takes in the orphaned Ida Allen and due to her care of him adopts her. While there is a plan in place for John’s other daughter Eleanor to marry neighboring farmer Hugh Conway she has fallen in love with a wastrel, Paul Denny. Foolhardy, she elopes with Paul who quickly abandons the now pregnant Eleanor who then entreats Ida’s help. Ida comes to her aid, but Eleanor expires leaving Ida with the baby. Meanwhile Hugh and John have been led to believe Ida has disgraced them but when Denny returns looking for hush money, they learn the truth. Hugh banishes the blackard, finds and declares his love for Ida and the family is reunited.
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- 0h 30m
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- 13 July 1916
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The Quicksands of Deceit isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 13 July 1916. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Quicksands of Deceit?
The Quicksands of Deceit (1916) was directed by Frank Borzage and stars Gayne Whitman, Vivian Rich, George Periolat.