Never the Twain Shall Meet
1925 · 80 min · ★ 6.0 · Drama
Exemplifying Kipling's adage, a white man falls to pieces when he is in the South Seas.
Directed by Maurice Tourneur
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Anita Stewart Tamea -
Bert Lytell Dan Pritchard -
Huntley Gordon Mark Mellenger -
Justine Johnstone Maisie Morrison -
George Siegmann James Muggridge -
Lionel Belmore Gaston Larrieau - W William Norris Squibbs
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Emily Fitzroy Mrs. Pippy - P Princess Marie De Bourbon Miss Smith
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Florence Turner Julia - J James Wang Sooey Wan
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