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directed by Walter Edwards and starring

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and

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.Katchmer p.144

Cast

as Angela De Haven *

as Rader *

as Violet Hilton *

Tom Guise Tom Guise (1857–1930) was an American actor on stage and screen. He appeared in numerous films in the decade spanning 1917 to 1927. He was one of the popular stars in the film adaptation of the controversial book '' Black Oxen''. His performanc ...

as Goldman * Edward Hayden as Old Creede * Lee Hill as Roger De Haven * Estelle La Cheur as Mrs. Goldman *

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as Mrs. Spalding *

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as Bob Spalding *

Lee Phelps Lee Phelps (born Napoleon Bonaparte Kukuck; May 15, 1893 – March 19, 1953) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 600 films between 1917 and 1953, mainly in uncredited roles. He also appeared in three films that won the Acade ...

as Leonard Durant *

J. Barney Sherry J. Barney Sherry (March 4, 1874February 22, 1944) was an American actor of the silent film era. He appeared in more than 210 films between 1905 and 1929. He was born in Germantown, Pennsylvania and died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from card ...

as Bragdon Brant *

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as Mrs. Van Der Croot

References

Bibliography

* Katchmer, George A. ''A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses''. McFarland, 2015.

External links

* 1917 films 1917 drama films 1910s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films American black-and-white films Triangle Film Corporation films Films directed by Walter Edwards 1910s American films {{1910s-US-film-stub