The Secret of Eve

The Secret of Eve

The Secret of Eve

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The Secret of Eve

"The Story of Woman's Greatest Secret. What Is It? See the play and Find the Answer"

1917

0h 50m

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Overview

A gypsy woman, Hagar, abandons her baby, Eve, on the doorstep of a Quaker family, the Fothergills, hoping for a better life for her child, who is then raised as their daughter.

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Olga Petrova

Eve, in the Garden of Eden

Olga Petrova

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Arthur Hoops

Arthur Brandon

Arthur Hoops

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Edward Roseman

Fothergill

Edward Roseman

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George Morrell

Beppo

George Morrell

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William Hinckley

Robert Blair

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Laurie Mackin

Deborah, Wife of Fothergill

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Florence Moore

Rosa

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