''Duds'' is a 1920 American silent

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directed by Thomas R. Mills, and starring Tom Moore,

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, Edwin Stevens,

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, and

Edwin Wallock Edwin Wallock (November 6, 1877 – February 4, 1951) was an American actor of the silent film era. He appeared in 60 films between 1912 and 1923. He was born in Council Bluffs, Iowa and died in Los Angeles, California. Selected filmograph ...

. It is based on the ''

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'' story of the same name by Henry C. Rowland, which became a novel shortly before the film was released. The film was released by

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on February 22, 1920.

Cast

* Tom Moore as Phoebe Plunkett *

as Olga Karakoff *

as Patricia Melton * Edwin Stevens as Karakoff *

as Rosenthal *

as Durand * Clarence Wilson as Jues *

Milton Ross Milton Ross (December 2, 1876 – September 6, 1941) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 60 films between 1914 and 1948. Selected filmography * ''The Green Swamp'' (1916) * ''The Gunfighter'' (1917) * '' The Desert Man'' ( ...

as Slater (as H. Milton Ross) *Betty Lindley as Helen Crosby *

Florence Deshon Florence Deshon (born Florence Danks; July 19, 1893February 4, 1922) was an American motion picture actress in silent films. Born in Tacoma, Washington, Deshon began her film career in 1915, appearing in '' The Beloved Vagabond'', and would la ...

as Marquise * Jack Richardson as Pat's Pal

Preservation

''Duds'' is now considered to be a

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.American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: ''Duds''
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References

External links

* * 1920 mystery films American mystery films 1920 films American silent feature films American black-and-white films Lost American films Goldwyn Pictures films Films based on short fiction 1920 lost films 1920s American films Silent mystery films {{mystery-film-stub