Suzanna

Suzanna

1923 · 80 min · ★ 5.8 · Romance, Drama

Hoping to consolidate their adjoining ranches, Don Fernando and Don Diego betroth their children, Ramón and Dolores, although Ramón is in love with Suzanna, the daughter of a peon on his father's ranch, and Dolores is interested in Pancho, a toreador. When Suzanna learns that she was kidnapped in infancy and is really Don Diego's daughter, she keeps silent; but Ramón finally rebels and steals Suzanna from the altar as she is about to marry Pancho. There are explanations, Ramón marries Suzanna, and Dolores marries Pancho. Suzanna (1923) has been mastered from a good quality but incomplete 35mm print.

Directed by F. Richard Jones · Written by Linton Wells

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Cast

Mabel Normand Suzanna
George Nichols Don Fernando Reyes
Walter McGrail Ramón
Evelyn Sherman Doña Isabella
Léon Bary Señor Pancho Mendoza
Eric Mayne Don Diego Rodriguez
Winifred Bryson Dolores Rodriguez
Carl Stockdale Ruiz
Lon Poff Álvarez
George Cooper Miguel
Minnie Devereaux Indian Woman
Black Hawk Indian Man

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