The White Raven
1917 · 82 min · ★ 5.5 · Drama
William Baldwin, ruined in business by his partner, John Blaisdell, implores Blaisdell's aid, and receives in answer a five-dollar bill across the face of which is written, "Spend this for a gun and use it on yourself."
Directed by George D. Baker · Written by George D. Baker
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Cast
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Ethel Barrymore Nan Baldwin -
William B. Davidson The Stranger - W Walter Hitchcock John Blaisdell
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George A. Wright Arthur Smithson - V Viola A. Fortescue Mrs. Smithson
- H H.H. Pattee William 'Bill' Baldwin (as Herbert Pattee)
- M Mario Majeroni Baldini, Opera Impresario
- P Phil Sanford Dance Hall Proprietor
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Ethel Corcoran Sylvia Blaisdell (as Ethel Dayton) -
Ned Finley Miner (as Ned Finlay) -
Claire McDowell Daisy - R Richard Thornton Mr. Van Brunt
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