The Brute (1920)
The brute is a gambler, boxing manager and underworld boss who mistreats a young woman. She is forced into marriage with him for money after her original fiance is thought dead. When that man returns, he attempts to rescue her.
Top billed cast
Evelyn PreerMildred Carrison
A.B. DeComathiere'Bull' Magee
Sam Langford'Tug' Wilson- Susie SuttonAunt Clara
Lawrence ChenaultHerbert Lanyon- Laura BowmanMrs. Carrison
Mattie EdwardsA Guest in 'The Hole'
Flo ClementsIrene Lanyon (as Foy Clements)
E.G. Tatum
Mattie Wilkes
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Shadows of the Past (1914)
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The Soul Master (1917)
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Anna Karenina (1915)
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Indian Summer (1913)
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The Angel of Contention (1914)
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