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The False Friend

  • 1917
  • 50m
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Gail Kane and Robert Warwick in The False Friend (1917)
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The venal De Witt Clinton forces Byron, a desperately poor young student in his power, to break into the apartment of the dancer Marietta in order to steal letters in her possession that com... Read allThe venal De Witt Clinton forces Byron, a desperately poor young student in his power, to break into the apartment of the dancer Marietta in order to steal letters in her possession that compromise him. In the struggle for the letters, Byron kills Marietta and then escapes. Clint... Read allThe venal De Witt Clinton forces Byron, a desperately poor young student in his power, to break into the apartment of the dancer Marietta in order to steal letters in her possession that compromise him. In the struggle for the letters, Byron kills Marietta and then escapes. Clinton had wanted to hide his affair with Marietta from Virginia Farrell, the Judge's daughter... Read all

  • Director
    • Harry Davenport
  • Writer
    • Florence Bolles
  • Stars
    • Robert Warwick
    • Gail Kane
    • Jack Drumier
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  • YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Harry Davenport
    • Writer
      • Florence Bolles
    • Stars
      • Robert Warwick
      • Gail Kane
      • Jack Drumier
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Robert Warwick
    Robert Warwick
    • William Ramsdell
    Gail Kane
    Gail Kane
    • Virginia Farrell
    Jack Drumier
    Jack Drumier
    • Robert Farrell
    Earl Schenck
    Earl Schenck
    • De Witt Clinton
    P.J. Rollow
    • J. Carleton Clinton
    Lewis Edgard
    • Byron
    • (as Louis Edgard)
    Pinna Nesbit
    • Marietta
    • Director
      • Harry Davenport
    • Writer
      • Florence Bolles
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    • Release date
      • June 11, 1917 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • None
    • Also known as
      • The Moral Angle
    • Production company
      • World Film
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      • 50m
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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