The Siren Call
He refused to buy a kiss - it was his idea of an insult to womanhood.
NR 1922 · 60 min · ★ 8.0 · Romance
Love complicates the hunt for gold in 1890's Alaska.
Directed by Irvin Willat · Written by Philip D. Hurn
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Dorothy Dalton Charlotte Woods -
David Powell Ralph Stevens -
Mitchell Lewis Beauregard -
Ed Brady Edward Brent -
Will Walling Gore - L Leigh Wyant Eleanor Du Bois
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Lucien Littlefield Irishman -
George B. Williams Judge Green
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