God's Crucible (1922)
Their father, Michael Kalmar, imprisoned in Siberia, political refugees Ivan and Irma Kalmar seek freedom in Winnipeg, Canada. Encountering persecution at the hands of prejudiced neighbors, including their father's enemy, Makaroff. Ivan's violin playing both attracts Marjorie Menzies and earns him the enmity of District Attorney Mortimer Staunton, a rival for her affection. At a party at Makaroff's home, Irma is insulted, her abuser is slain and Ivan arrested. Her escapee father confesses to the murder but both men are freed when a family servant who admits to the murder.
Director: Henry MacRae
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Gaston Glass as Ivan Kalmar |
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Wilton Lackaye as Michael Kalmar |
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Anne Sutherland as Kalmars' Servant |
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Bigelow Cooper as Sir Robert Menzies |
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Bradley Barker as Mortimer Staunton |
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William Colvin as Makaroff |
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Robert T. Haines as Jack French |
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Jules Cowles as Jack French's Servant |
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Edward Elkas as Portnoff |
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Kate Price as Nora Fitzpatrick |
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Gladys Coburn as Marjorie Menzies |
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Edna Shipman as Irma Kalmar |
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Frances Eldridge as Hope French |
| Directing | Henry MacRae | Director |
| Writing | Ralph Connor | Novel |
| Writing | Faith Green | Scenario Writer |
| Camera | William James Craft | Camera Operator |
| Camera | William Thornley | Camera Operator |
| Crew | Ernest Shipman | Presenter |
