The Persistent Lovers is a 1922 British silent drama film directed by Guy Newall and starring Newall, Ivy Duke and A. Bromley Davenport. It was an adaptation of a novel by A. Hamilton Gibbs.
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As summarized in a film publication, Gilian (Hawthorne) lives with his mother Rachel (Rorke), who is tyrannical in her devotion to her son. Gilian braves his mothers anger and marries Althea (Duke), who moves in with them. Rachel, who had been training Lucinda (Everest) for eventual marriage to her son, vents against Althea. After the daughter of Gilian and Althea dies, Rachel says that this was because Althea did not take care of her. Althea leaves and stays with an uncle and enters society, but later decides to return home as she still loves Gilian. However, Gilian has left in search of her. After she becomes ill, Rachel takes care of Althea, and their relation improves. Eventually Gilian returns home to find his wife waiting for him.