The Grand Passion (1918)
Dick Evans is the corrupt boss of a rough-and-tumble munitions town called Powderville. He hires his friend, Jack Ripley, to establish a newspaper, intending merely to further his own financial ambitions; however, Jack envisions The Trumpet as an instrument of good and soon persuades Dick to clean up Powderville.
Director: Ida May Park
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Dorothy Phillips as Viola Argos |
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Jack Mulhall as Jack Ripley |
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Lon Chaney as Paul Argos |
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William Stowell as Dick Evans |
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Bert Appling as Red Pete Jackson |
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Evelyn Selbie as Boston Kate |
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Alfred Allen as Ben Mackey |
| Directing | Ida May Park | Director |
| Camera | King D. Gray | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Ida May Park | Writer |
| Writing | Thomas Addison | Short Story |