''God's Law and Man's'' is a
lost 1917 silent film drama direct by
John H. Collins and distributed by
Metro Pictures
Metro Pictures Corporation was a Film, motion picture production company founded in early 1915 in Jacksonville, Florida. It was a forerunner of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The company produced its films in New York, Los Angeles, and sometimes at le ...
. It starred Collins's wife
Viola Dana
Viola Dana (born Virginia Flugrath; June 26, 1897 – July 3, 1987) was an American film actress who was successful during the era of silent films. She appeared in over 100 films, but was unable to make the transition to sound films.
Early lif ...
. The story comes from a novel by Paul Trent, ''A Wife by Purchase''.
Cast
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Viola Dana
Viola Dana (born Virginia Flugrath; June 26, 1897 – July 3, 1987) was an American film actress who was successful during the era of silent films. She appeared in over 100 films, but was unable to make the transition to sound films.
Early lif ...
- Ameia
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Robert Walker - Dr. Claude Drummond
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Augustus Phillips
Augustus Phillips (August 1, 1874 – September 29, 1944) was an American actor. He appeared in 134 films between 1910 and 1921.
After 11 years of performing in stock theater, vision problems led Phillips to begin acting in films for the E ...
- Jack Aston
*Henry Hallam - Kunda Ram
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Frank Currier
Frank Currier (September 4, 1857 – April 22, 1928) was an American film and stage actor and director of the silent era.
Career
Similar to Theodore Roberts, Kate Lester, Ida Waterman, and William H. Crane, Currier had a long and succe ...
- Major General Dennison
*Marie Adell - Olive Dennison
*George A. Wright - Earl of Hetherington
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Floyd Buckley - Lord Charles Drummond
References
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1917 films
American silent feature films
Lost American drama films
Films based on British novels
1917 drama films
Silent American drama films
American black-and-white films
Metro Pictures films
Films directed by John H. Collins
1917 lost films
1910s American films
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