The Swamp (1921 film)

The Swamp (called Le Devin du faubourg/The Neighborhood Fortune-Teller in France)[1] is a 1921 American silent drama film released by the Robertson-Cole Pictures Corporation and directed by Colin Campbell.

The film was written and produced by Sessue Hayakawa, who also co-stars with Bessie Love.

[2][3][4] Mary (Love) and her son Buster (Lee) live in a single room in a tenement in the slums of the city, having been deserted by their husband and father, wealthy Spencer Wellington (Tucker).

Wang protects Buster from attack, and receives a black eye in the endeavor.

Mary obtains a divorce from Spencer, and marries the new rent collector Johnnie Rand (McCullough), who is a former sweetheart.