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directed by

Louis Chaudet Louis William Chaudet (March 20, 1884 – May 10, 1965) was an American film director of the silent movie era. Biography He was born on March 20, 1884, in Manhattan, Kansas. He died May 10, 1965, in Woodland Hills, California. Louis was the s ...

and starring

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.Wlaschin p.289

Cast

as Ruth *

as Martha Drake * Stanhope Wheatcroft as Sidney Haviland * William A. Carroll as Caleb Fry * Scott R. Beal as Danny *

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as Selma * Lloyd Bacon as Jan Peterson

References

Bibliography

* Ken Wlaschin. ''The Silent Cinema in Song, 1896-1929: An Illustrated History and Catalog of Songs Inspired by the Movies and Stars, with a List of Recordings''. McFarland & Company, 2009.

External links

* 1919 films 1919 drama films Silent American drama films Films directed by Louis Chaudet American silent feature films 1910s English-language films Pathé Exchange films American black-and-white films Films distributed by W. W. Hodkinson Corporation 1910s American films {{1910s-drama-film-stub