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1930 · 85 min · ★ 6.3 · Drama
An old man unethically provides an income for his two grandchildren.
Directed by Alfred E. Green · Written by John Galsworthy
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George Arliss Sylvanus Heythorp -
Doris Lloyd Mrs. Rosamund Larne - H Harrington Reynolds Gilbert Farney
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Reginald Sheffield Bob Pillin -
Betty Lawford Phyllis -
Murray Kinnell Charles Ventnor -
Ivan F. Simpson Joe Pillin -
Leon Janney Jock -
Ethel Griffies Adela Heythorp - J Joan McLain Molly
- H Henry Morell Meller
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Herbert Bunston Mr. Brownbee
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