''All the World to Nothing'' is a 1918 American silent

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directed by Henry King and starring William Russell,

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. As noted in an advertisement, it was based on the novel of the same name by Wyndham Martyn.Progressive Silent Film List: ''All the World to Nothing''
at silentera.com

Cast

* William Russell as Richard Chester *

as Nora Ellis *

as Everard Peck * Hayward Mack as Charles Renalls

References

Bibliography

* Donald W. McCaffrey & Christopher P. Jacobs. ''Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema''. Greenwood Publishing, 1999.

External links

* * 1918 films 1918 comedy-drama films Films directed by Henry King American silent feature films 1910s English-language films Pathé Exchange films American black-and-white films Films based on British novels 1910s American films Silent American comedy-drama films {{silent-comedy-drama-film-stub