As described in a film magazine review,[5] Beatrice Vanderdyke, a young society woman, in order to defend her reputation, claims to be secretly married to a young man of the same station who is away on a honeymoon cruise. The parents are delighted and later send the two on a boat trip. He falls in love with her, but she does not feel the same way, so he decides to keep her on a desert island until she changes her mind. At this point they are called back home to prove their marriage, and the approaching social catastrophe makes her realize that she loves the man. They marry and set out on a real honeymoon trip.
^"Tried and Proven Pictures: Scandal". Exhibitors Trade Review. New York, NY: Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation: 42. May 3, 1924. Retrieved November 28, 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.