''Threads of Fate'' is a 1917 American silent

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directed by Eugene Nowland and starring

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and

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.Gmür p.358

Cast

as Dorothea *

as Tom Wentworth *

as Dr. Grant Hunter * Fred C. Jones as Marquis Giovanni del Carnacacchi *

Helen Strickland Helen may refer to: People * Helen of Troy, in Greek mythology, the most beautiful woman in the world * Helen (actress) (born 1938), Indian actress * Helen (given name), a given name (including a list of people with the name) Places * Helen, G ...

as Sarah Wentworth *

Nellie Grant Ellen Wrenshall "Nellie" Grant (July 4, 1855 – August 30, 1922) was the third child and only daughter of U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant and First Lady Julia Grant. At the age of 16, Nellie was sent abroad to England by President Grant, and was ...

as Marcella * Robert Whittier as Jim Gregory

References

Bibliography

* Leonhard Gmür. ''Rex Ingram: Hollywood's Rebel of the Silver Screen''. 2013.

External links

* 1917 films 1917 drama films 1910s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films American black-and-white films Films directed by Eugene Nowland Metro Pictures films 1910s American films {{1910s-US-film-stub