Silks and Satins
1916 · 50 min · Romance
On the eve of her wedding to a man she does not love, young Felicite (Marguerite Clark) stumbles upon a diary written by one of her ancestors.
Directed by J. Searle Dawley · Written by Betty T. Fitzgerald
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Marguerite Clark Felicite -
Vernon Steele Jacques Desmond -
Clarence Handyside Marquis -
Thomas Holding Felix Breton - W William A. Williams Henri (as W.A. Williams)
- F Fayette Perry Annette
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