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  2. The Greater Motive

The Greater Motive

1915
15m
Drama

Status

Released

Release

1915

Runtime

15m

Storyline

Bob Hammond, a promising young boxer, is taken east by his manager to meet some of the better men in his class. Bob promises his sweetheart, Maggie Dowling, he will return and marry her. In the past he becomes champion in his class, and is known as "The Battler."

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
15m
Jul 30, 1915
Languages
No Language
Director
Theodore Marston
Theodore Marston
Production
Vitagraph Company of America
Vitagraph Company of America
Production Countries
United States of America

Top Cast

4 Cast Members

James Morrison

James Morrison

Bob Hammond aka The Battler

Dorothy Kelly

Dorothy Kelly

Maggie Dowling

George Cooper

George Cooper

Jimmy Kelly

Gus Anderson

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