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directed by

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and starring

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, Wilfred Lytell, and

George Lessey George Lessey (June 8, 1879 – June 3, 1947) was an American actor and director of the silent era. He appeared in more than 120 films between 1910 and 1946. He also directed more than 70 films between 1913 and 1922. Lessey was born in Amh ...

.Koszarski p. 91 It was shot at the Fort Lee studios in

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Plot

Cast

as Dora Fullerton * Wilfred Lytell as Willard Holcomb *

as Jacques Vavin *

Earl Schenck Earl O. Schenck (13 May 1889 – 1962) was an American film actor. He appeared in 41 films between 1916 and 1946. Career After playing leading roles on Broadway and in Hollywood during the Silent era opposite such stars as Mae Murray, Ma ...

as Professor Fullerton * Peter Lang as Judge Elliott *

Marie Shotwell Marie Shotwell (March 21, 1880 – September 18, 1934) was an American actress of the stage and screen. Biography Shotwell was in motion pictures beginning in 1915 with roles in ''God's Witness'', ''The Taming of Mary'', ''Under Southern Skies ...

as Mrs. Winthrop *

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as Graham Winthrop * Grace Barton as Cornelia Fullerton * Daniel Pennell as Henri *

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as Madame Mercier * Ellen Olson as Marie

References

Bibliography

* Koszarski, Richard . ''Fort Lee: The Film Town (1904-2004)''. Indiana University Press, 2005.

External links

* 1920 films 1920 drama films Silent American drama films Films directed by J. Searle Dawley American silent feature films 1920s English-language films Pathé Exchange films American black-and-white films Films shot in Fort Lee, New Jersey Films distributed by W. W. Hodkinson Corporation 1920s American films {{1920s-silent-drama-film-stub