''Saints and Sinners'' is a 1916 American drama silent film directed by

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and written by Hugh Ford and Henry Arthur Jones. The film stars Estar Banks, Hal Forde, Clarence Handyside,

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, William Lampe and Horace Newman. The film was released on May 25, 1916, by

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Plot

A man named George loves a preachers daughter, but she doesn't seem to love him back. She brings scandal to her father by spending time with a man with a bad reputation. Eventually the characters in the movie have to deal with a

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epidemic. The various characters (including a preacher) redeem themselves and George ends up marrying the girl he liked.

Cast

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as Lydia *Hal Forde as Captain Fanshawe * Clarence Handyside as Hoggard *

as Letty Fletcher *William Lampe as George Kingsmill *Horace Newman as Peter Greenacre *Albert Tavernier as Jacob Fletcher

References

External links

* 1916 films 1910s English-language films Silent American drama films 1916 drama films Paramount Pictures films Films directed by James Kirkwood Sr. American black-and-white films American silent feature films 1910s American films {{1910s-drama-film-stub