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A Trick of Fate
A Trick of Fate
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  2. A Trick of Fate

A Trick of Fate

1919
50m
Drama

Status

Released

Release

1919

Runtime

50m

Storyline

After her father dies and a banker, to whom he owed $5,000, insults the family's honor, dancing instructor Mary Lee, the last of a long line of Southern aristocrats, goes to New York vowing to repay the debt. In Paris, Raoul Garson, an American theatrical manager, signs dancing sensation Anna Gerard, who resembles Mary, to appear on Broadway against the wishes of her Apache lover Pierre La Rouge.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
50m
Feb 24, 1919
Languages
No Language
Director
Howard Hickman
Howard Hickman
Production
Bessie Barriscale Productions
Bessie Barriscale Productions
Production Countries
United States of America

Top Cast

6 Cast Members

Bessie Barriscale

Bessie Barriscale

Anna Gerard / Mary Lee

Gayne Whitman

Gayne Whitman

Richard Crane

George Field

George Field

Pierre La Rouge

Josef Swickard

Josef Swickard

Raoul Garson

Joseph J. Dowling

Joseph J. Dowling

Major Lee

Frank Whitson

Frank Whitson

John Wentworth

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