''Beyond the Crossroads'' is a 1922 American silent

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starring

Ora Carew Ora Carew (born Ora Whytock; April 19, 1891 – October 26, 1955), was an American silent film actress. She starred in several films between 1915 and 1925. She was known as one of the Sennett Bathing Beauties. Early life Ora Whytock was born i ...

and

Lawson Butt W. Lawson Butt (4 March 1880 – 14 January 1956) was a British actor and film director of the silent era.(7 August 1915)W. Lawson Butt with Kleine ''The Moving Picture World'' Selected filmography Actor * '' The Woman Next Door'' (1915) * ''Ro ...

. It was directed by Lloyd Carleton. This film survives in the

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collection.The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: ''Beyond the Crossroads''
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Cast

as Leila Wilkes *

as John Pierce / James Fordham *

Melbourne MacDowell Willet Melbourne MacDowell (November 22, 1856 – February 18, 1941) was an American stage and screen actor. He began on the legitimate stage in the 1870s and first appeared on the silent screen in 1917. He used the stage name Virginia Drew Pres ...

as David Walton / Truman Breese *Stuart Morris as Charles Wilked *Joseph Johnson as Mean Man

References

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* * 1922 films American silent feature films 1922 drama films Silent American drama films American black-and-white films Melodrama films 1920s American films 1920s English-language films {{1920s-silent-drama-film-stub