 The role of "Mary Denby" was first assigned to Edna Goodrich (qv),  and a good portion of the film was in the can when her drinking  problem became so severe that Cecil B. DeMille (qv) fired her and  shut down production long enough to find a new star,  Cleo Ridgely (qv). DeMille was then forced to continue directing  _Cheat, The (1915)_ (qv) during the day while directing the  re