''Mary Lawson's Secret'' is a

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1917 silent dramatic film directed by

John B. O'Brien John B. "Jack" O'Brien (December 13, 1884 – August 15, 1936) was an American actor and film director of the silent era. He appeared in more than 80 films between 1909 and 1936. He also directed 53 films between 1914 and 1926. Biography O' ...

and starring

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. The Thanhouser Film Company produced the feature with a distribution arrangement through

Pathé Exchange Pathé Exchange, commonly known as Pathé, was an American film production and distribution company, largely of Hollywood's silent era. Known for its groundbreaking newsreel and wide array of shorts, it grew out of the American division of the ...

. Walker's then husband, writer

Eugene Walter Eugene Ferdinand Walter, Jr. (November 30, 1921 – March 29, 1998) was an American screenwriter, poet, short-story author, actor, puppeteer, gourmet chef, cryptographer, translator, editor, costume designer and well-known raconteur. During his y ...

, has a cameo part.(Wayback)

Cast

- Mary Lawson *

William B. Davidson William Beatman Davidson (June 16, 1888 – September 28, 1947) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 300 films between 1915 and 1947. Early life Davidson was born in Dobbs Ferry, New York. He attended Columbia University, w ...

- Dr. Brundage (*as William Davidson) *J.H. Gilmour - Dr. Kirk *N.Z. Wood - Joe, The Village Cobbler (as N.S. Woods) *Inda Palmer - Mrs. Lawson, Mary's Mother *Robert Vaughn - John Harlow *Jean La Motte - ? (*as Gene LaMotte) *

- Man in whiskers in dancing scene

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