The Man in Hiding

Tom Ingraham has recently escaped the influence of Lina, a glamorous adventuress, and soon meets Ruth, a sincere young woman who offers a quieter life. To satisfy his wealthy uncle Macy and secure an expected inheritance, Tom marries Ruth even though the relationship lacks warmth. Ruth quickly comes to understand that their union is driven by social convenience rather than affection, while Tom clings to hopes of future security. When Macy suffers financial ruin, Tom’s plan to gain wealth collapses and the couple must confront the fallout of decisions made for status. The film tracks shifting loyalties, class pressures, and the emotional cost of marrying for gain, without revealing how the characters ultimately cope.

Directed by Harry F. Millarde and derived from Doty Hobart material, The Man in Hiding is a 1915 silent-era drama featuring Harry F. Millarde, Alice Hollister, Nell Farrin, William McNulty, and James B. Ross.

Reliable box office figures for this 1915 release are not available. Contemporary recordkeeping for many silent films was inconsistent, and no dependable grosses or wide release tallies survive to document its commercial reach.

As an early 1910s drama, the film reflects common silent-era themes about social ambition, morality, and the role of marriage in securing economic comfort. It offers period-specific portrayals of gender and class that may interest historians and silent film enthusiasts, even if it never entered the canon of widely cited classics.

Critical reception from the time is sparse in surviving sources, so modern assessments tend to focus on the story’s moral tension rather than contemporary reviews. The main themes include the consequences of decisions made for status, the fragility of reliance on inherited wealth, and the emotional toll of loveless marriage, presented in the visual and acting style typical of the silent film era.