''Duped'' is a 1925 American silent

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film directed by J.P. McGowan and starring William Desmond, Helen Holmes and

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.Munden, p. 207. It was released in Britain the following year under the

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of ''Steel and Gold''.

Synopsis

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investor heads west to

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when he discovers that a

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he has backed is in danger of being lost due to the corruption of his foreman. Once there he falls in love with Dolores Verdiego and with her assistance he recovers control over his mine.

Cast

* William Desmond as John Morgan * Helen Holmes as Dolores Verdiego * J.P. McGowan as 'Hard Rock' Ralston *

as Sweet Marie *

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as George Forsyth *

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as Marshal * James Thompson as A-1

References

Bibliography

* Connelly, Robert B. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2''. December Press, 1998. * Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Press, 1997.

External links

* 1925 films 1925 Western (genre) films American silent feature films Silent American Western (genre) films American black-and-white films Films directed by J. P. McGowan 1920s English-language films 1920s American films English-language Western (genre) films {{US-silent-Western-film-stub