The Lion's Den (1919)
A reverend attempts to raise the money necessary to open up a boys' club and clashes with a wealthy grocer in the process.
Top billed cast
Bert LytellReverend Sam Webster
Alice LakeDorothy stedman
Joseph KilgourGrocer Stedman
Augustus PhillipsMr. Jones
Edward ConnellyGrocer Jarvis
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