Content: Ruan Lingyu (credited as Lily Yuen) and Jin Yan (credited as Raymond King) co-star as students who fall in love, only for her father to marry her off to another man. Years later, the erstwhile lovers reunite when he saves one of her two children from drowning. Their romance rekindles, and they run away together, with tragic consequences. This epic morality tale features charismatic performances by its leads, including Ruan Lingyu playing double roles as mother and daughter ?in one scene opposite herself, thanks to the magic of split-screen cinematography.
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