Gifted scientist Max Pledge invents a futuristic film-telephone device and his research causes him to neglect his fiancée Daisy. So she cooks up a plan to make him jealous. A friend flirts with her while dressed as a man, while Max indirectly witnesses the scene via the film-phone. Max is deeply traumatised by this. To heal himself, the whole fake scene is re-staged using a film production company. Daisy manages to heal him, because the film brings the truth to light.

With Renée Sylvaire
Renée Sylvaire (1892-1971) was born in Buenos Aires and acted in films in France from the age of 16, first at Gaumont, then at Pathé, before becoming a star at the Éclair production company in 1911. She appeared in over 60 films between 1909 and 1923. During the First World War the film business was heavily restricted but she managed to continue her career afterwards. She died in Paris in 1971.