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The Octopus

  • 1915
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The Octopus (1915)
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Archie Sheldon, determining to go to New York City, is given a letter by his mother to Thatcher Thole, Gotham's most unscrupulous financier. She tells her son that Thole is an old friend of ... Read allArchie Sheldon, determining to go to New York City, is given a letter by his mother to Thatcher Thole, Gotham's most unscrupulous financier. She tells her son that Thole is an old friend of the family, and will undoubtedly give him a start in life. Archie rises in the business wo... Read allArchie Sheldon, determining to go to New York City, is given a letter by his mother to Thatcher Thole, Gotham's most unscrupulous financier. She tells her son that Thole is an old friend of the family, and will undoubtedly give him a start in life. Archie rises in the business world under the unscrupulous financier's tutelage until he becomes known as Thole's right-ha... Read all

  • Director
    • Tom Santschi
  • Writers
    • Charles Belmont Davis
    • Frank Norris
    • Tom Santschi
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    • Tom Santschi
    • Lillian Hayward
    • Leo Pierson
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  • YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Tom Santschi
    • Writers
      • Charles Belmont Davis
      • Frank Norris
      • Tom Santschi
    • Stars
      • Tom Santschi
      • Lillian Hayward
      • Leo Pierson
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Tom Santschi
    Tom Santschi
    • Thatcher Thole
    Lillian Hayward
    Lillian Hayward
    • Emily Sheldon - Archie's Mother
    Leo Pierson
    Leo Pierson
    • Archie Sheldon - Emily's Son
    Lafe McKee
    Lafe McKee
    • Harris Gordon
    Marion Warner
    • Violet Reinhardt
    • Director
      • Tom Santschi
    • Writers
      • Charles Belmont Davis
      • Frank Norris
      • Tom Santschi
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    • Release date
      • July 15, 1915 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
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      • English
    • Production company
      • Selig Polyscope Company
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      • Black and White
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      • Silent
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      • 1.33 : 1

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