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1920 1h 0m EN

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

Drama

Synopsis

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Rich Southerner John Stanley Hale meets flirtatious actress Elizabeth Roddard, she induces him to marry her, but after several days of quarreling, he flees to Russia. After John's vessel is sunk in mid-ocean and he is reported dead, Elizabeth convinces her destitute and ailing friend Betty Blair to pose as John's widow in order to inherit his fine home in Alabama.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Sylvia Breamer
Betty Blair
William R. Dunn
Clinton Hale
Bessie Stinson
Rita Middleton
Eulalie Jensen
Elizabeth Roddard
Margaret Barry
Madame Hale
Morgan Thorpe
Clayton Walpole
Robert Gordon
John Stanley Hale

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: J. Stuart Blackton
Writers: Florence Myott, Stanley Olmstead
Languages: No Language
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 60-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 7

ERA

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106 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by J. Stuart Blackton, shot by William S. Adams. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Sylvia Breamer and William R. Dunn and Bessie Stinson carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0011621 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

J. Stuart Blackton directs. William S. Adams behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in No Language.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 60-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2106 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by J. Stuart Blackton, shot by William S. Adams. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Sylvia Breamer and William R. Dunn and Bessie Stinson carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0011621 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.