- HD 1080
- Runtime: 59m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: en
- Country: United States of America
- Director: John H. Collins
- Stars: Viola Dana, Edward Earle, Augustus Phillips, Robert Brower, Lena Davril
- keywords: library of congress, silent film
- Production_studio: Edison Studios
- The The Innocence of Ruth is featured in the top rankings of 1916
- #5 in Top Drama Movies of 1916
The young Ruth Travers, left an orphan after the death of her father financially ruined by Mortimer Reynolds, is welcomed at home by Jimmy Carter, a young millionaire who becomes her guardian. Ruth's winsome qualities gradually win Jimmy's heart. Meanwhile at a Charity Ball, Ruth meets Mr. Reynolds, who is contriving to ruin her virtue.