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The Altar Stairs (1922)

On an island in the South Seas, derelict Tony Heritage is rescued from savage natives by trader and ship captain Rod McLean, but repays him by stealing Rod’s money and fleeing to France. There, Heritage marries a young French woman named Joie Malet, but her father, Captain Jean Malet, having discovered his miscreant past, snatches Joie from the altar stairs and takes her to a South Sea island where he has been posted. Tony Heritage follows, but Capt. Malet keeps him away from Joie by giving him a job on another island, helping Rod McLean build a new trading post.

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Top billed cast

  • Photo of Frank MayoFrank MayoRod McLean
  • Photo of Louise LorraineLouise LorraineJoie Malet
  • Photo of Lawrence HughesLawrence HughesTony Heritage
  • Photo of J. Jiquel LanoeJ. Jiquel LanoeCaptain Jean Malet (as J.J. Lanoe)
  • Photo of Harry De VereHarry De VereBlundell
  • Photo of Hugh ThompsonHugh ThompsonJohn Strickland
  • Photo of Boris KarloffBoris KarloffHugo
  • Photo of Dagmar GodowskyDagmar GodowskyParete
  • Photo of Nick De RuizNick De RuizTulli

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