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Overview. The boss of iron worker Roanoke Brooks (Power), is having an affair with his wife (Kathlyn Williams). Eventually she commits suicide and her lover dies in an accident. Roanoke lavishes all his love and attention on his daughter (Edith Johnson).
Sweet Alyssum dreams that her father's land has developed into an immense oil field. She pleads with him to dig for oil and he does so. Wynne Garlan, who has assumed the name of Wyatt, secures employment on Roanoke Brooks' farm.
- (19)
- Drama
- Colin Campbell
- 1915-11-15
Summaries. Daisy Brooks, wife of Roanoke Brooks, night watchman in the factory of Robert Garlan, does not love her husband or her daughter, Elizabeth. Instead, she loves his money and she enters the primrose path with Garlan in order to satisfy her love for finery. Garlan, a roué, also neglects his infant son, Wynne, for worldly pleasures.
May 5, 2014 · Sweet Alyssum is interesting but it tries to be too many things at once. Tyrone Power, Sr. gives a compelling performance but the script works against him. It is an interesting film from a historical standpoint and certainly worth viewing for fans of his famous son. I give it a tepid recommendation. Movies Silently’s Score: ★★ Where can I ...
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Dec 30, 2019 · Power’s wayward wife kills herself, his daughter grows up and dreams the location of an oil strike. Now rich, the daughter marries her framed bank clerk but then he turns out to be the son of the silky seducer from act one. But soon all is forgiven after his daughter throws her baby in the path of her father’s shotgun blast.
All about Movie: directors and actors, reviews and ratings, trailers, stills, backstage. Daisy Brooks, wife of Roanoke Brooks, night watchman in the f...
