
For Better, for Worse
Drama
Overview
Dr. Edward Meade and friend Richard Burton both love Sylvia Norcross. Both enlist in the military, but Meade stays back to care for deformed children. Sylvia thinks him a coward and marries Burton. After Burton is presumed dead, Meade and Sylvia are to wed, but Burton returns maimed and scarred.
Top Cast


Elliott Dexter
Elliott Dexter
Dr. Edward Meade
Elliott Dexter
Dr. Edward Meade


Tom Forman
Tom Forman
Richard Burton
Tom Forman
Richard Burton


Gloria Swanson
Gloria Swanson
Sylvia Norcross
Gloria Swanson
Sylvia Norcross


Sylvia Ashton
Sylvia Ashton
Sylvia's Aunt
Sylvia Ashton
Sylvia's Aunt


Raymond Hatton
Raymond Hatton
Bud
Raymond Hatton
Bud


Theodore Roberts
Theodore Roberts
Hospital Head
Theodore Roberts
Hospital Head


Wanda Hawley
Wanda Hawley
Betty Hoyt
Wanda Hawley
Betty Hoyt


Winter Hall
Winter Hall
Doctor
Winter Hall
Doctor


Jack Holt
Jack Holt
Crusader
Jack Holt
Crusader


Fred Huntley
Fred Huntley
Colonial Soldier
Fred Huntley
Colonial Soldier
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