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  • An Actress' Romance (1917)
  • Short | Short, Drama
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An Actress' Romance (1917)
Short | Short, Drama

Frank Wade quarrels with his father, a banker, and leaves home. He meets and learns to love Ann Loring, sister of an opera singer, Carol Loring. Becoming involved in a struggle between two thugs, in order to save his father the disgrace of...See moreFrank Wade quarrels with his father, a banker, and leaves home. He meets and learns to love Ann Loring, sister of an opera singer, Carol Loring. Becoming involved in a struggle between two thugs, in order to save his father the disgrace of such publicity, Frank disappears. He is later caught and. though innocent, is convicted of crime in connection with the fight of the two thugs. A mutilated body is found in the river; also Frank's suitcase. The body is identified as that of Frank. Ann Loring sees the article in the paper, with Frank's picture, and she is struck by the resemblance. Meanwhile, Frank is convicted of crime and sentenced to a long term in prison. Two years elapse, in which time Frank's father has become engaged to Carol Loring, the opera singer. She sings for the prisoners of the state penitentiary. Her sister, Ann, who accompanies her, notices Frank Wade, and is again startled by the resemblance to the man she had loved and thought dead. Ann interests her sister in attempting to help the mysterious prisoner. In turn, the singer enlists the services of the man she is engaged to marry, who sees the governor and asks for a pardon for Frank. Later, a criminal confesses that he is responsible for the crime for which Frank Wade has been imprisoned and there is a reunion between Frank and his father. In time Frank makes known to Ann his love for her. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Mar 1917 (United States)

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5 cast members
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Casson Ferguson
Frank Wade Frank Wade   See fewer
Barbara Gordon
Carol Loring Carol Loring   See fewer
Cressy Gotschalk
Ann Loring Ann Loring   See fewer
Frederick Eckhart
Rich Wade Rich Wade   See fewer
Matthew Betz
John Palmer (as M. Von Betz) John Palmer (as M. Von Betz)   See fewer
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