''Typhoon Love'' is a 1926 American silent

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directed by

Norman Dawn Norman O. Dawn (25 May 1884 – 2 February 1975) was an early American film director. He made several improvements on the Matte (filmmaking), matte shot to apply it to motion picture, and was the first director to use rear projection in film pro ...

and starring Mitchell Lewis,

Ruth Clifford Ruth Clifford (February 17, 1900 – November 30, 1998) was an American actress of leading roles in silent films, whose career lasted from that era into the television era. Early years Clifford was born in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, the daughter ...

and

Katherine Dawn Katherine Dawn (1896-1984) (born Katherine Virginia Madden, and sometimes credited as Susan Denis) was an American actress, screenwriter, and editor active during the 1920s through the 1940s. She was married to director Norman Dawn, who she met ...

. The plot follows two adventurers working on an

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and a

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who schemes against them, ultimately dying and freeing his daughter to marry one of them.

Cast

* Mitchell Lewis *

T. Roy Barnes Thomas Roy Barnes (August 11, 1880 – March 30, 1937) was a British-American actor. Biography Barnes appeared in over 50 films between 1920 and 1935, primarily in comedies. Although born in England, he lived in the United States from early chil ...

* George Fisher *

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* 1926 drama films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films Films directed by Norman Dawn American black-and-white films 1920s American films {{1920s-US-film-stub