The Devil's Partner (1923)
An adventure tale set in the North Woods. The villain, smuggler Jules Payette, would give anything if Jeanne would give in. Saving her virtue in the nick of time is stalwart Pierre, who turns out to be a Northwest Mountie.
Top billed cast
Norma ShearerJeanne
Charles DelaneyPierre
Edward RosemanJules Payette
Henry SedleyHenri, Jeanne's Father
Stanley Walpole
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