The Breath of Scandal is a 1922 novel by the American writer Edwin Balmer. In 1924 it was adapted into a silent film of the same title directed by Louis J. Gasnier and starring Betty Blythe. Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. Smith, Geoffrey D. American Fiction, 1901-1925: A Bibliography. Cambridge University Press, 1997.
Adaptations (1)
The Breath of Scandal was adapted into a 1924 film.
The Breath of Scandal1924 · film · 70 min · dir. Louis J. Gasnier · IMDb ↗When Charles Hale is visiting his mistress, Sybil Russell, he is shot in the arm by Sybil's estranged and outraged husband. Hale's daughter, Marjorie, is so shocked to discover in this abrupt fashion her father's philandering that she leaves her wealthy home and goes to the slums to do settlement work. Marjorie, who is engaged to the district attorney, is there placed in a compromising position by her father's assailant, who intends to revenge himself upon the entire Hale family.
