''Ashes of Embers'' is a lost 1916 American silent

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directed by Joseph Kaufman and

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and distributed by Paramount Pictures.

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is the star of the picture. She plays two characters who are possibly twin sisters.Progressive Silent Film List: ''Ashes of Embers''
at silentera.com

Cast

as Laura Ward / Agnes Ward * Earle Foxe as Richard Leigh * Frank Losee as William Benedict * J. Herbert Frank as Daniel Marvin *Maggie Halloway Fisher as Mrs. Ward *Jay Wilson as Detective

References

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* * 1916 films American silent feature films Lost American films Films directed by Edward José Paramount Pictures films Films directed by Joseph Kaufman Silent American drama films 1916 drama films American black-and-white films 1916 lost films 1910s American films {{1910s-drama-film-stub