After his first wife died while giving birth to the couple's son, Tucker quit his job.

An adaptation of the 1894 novel of the same name, it was one of the few British films that was distributed in the United States and would go on to become a financial and critical success.

[6] In late 1916, Tucker returned to the United States in where he was hired as the Director-general for Goldwyn Pictures.

[citation needed] The following year, Tucker wrote and directed another hit, Virtuous Wives, starring Anita Stewart.

The film featured Lon Chaney in a breakout role as a man who pretends to be handicapped.

[10] On June 20, 1921, Tucker died after a year long illness at his home in Los Angeles at the age of 49.