''Defying Destiny'' is a 1923 American silent

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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

Monte Blue Gerard Montgomery Blue (January 11, 1887 – February 18, 1963) was an American film actor who began his career as a romantic lead in the silent era; and for decades after the advent of sound, he continued to perform as a supporting player ...

and

Irene Rich Irene Rich (born Irene Frances Luther; October 13, 1891 – April 22, 1988) was an American actress who worked in both silent films and talkies, as well as radio. Early life Rich was born in Buffalo, New York. At age 17, she wed Elvo Elc ...

Cast

Preservation

''Defying Destiny'' was thought to be a

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film until a print was found and repatriated to the

George Eastman Museum The George Eastman Museum, also referred to as ''George Eastman House, International Museum of Photography and Film'', the world's oldest museum dedicated to photography and one of the world's oldest film archives, opened to the public in 1949 in ...

from New Zealand in 2010 with several other American films.The Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: ''Defying Destiny''
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References

External links

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Film Preservation Foundation ''Defying Destiny''
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