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The Queen of Hearts

The Queen of Hearts

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The Queen of Hearts

"The story of how a young woman risked her good name to expose the man who had killed her father."

1918

0h 50m

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Drama

Mystery

Overview

Pauline Cheraud risks her reputation to expose the man who killed her father.

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Fox Film Corporation

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Cast & crew

8 featured cast members

Starring

Virginia Pearson

Virginia Pearson

Pauline Cheraud

Joseph W. Smiley

Joseph W. Smiley

Emil Cheraud

Victor Sutherland

Victor Sutherland

Jimmie Dreen

Edmund Burns

Edmund Burns

Robert Faulkner

Peggy Shanor

Peggy Shanor

Helen Faulkner

John Webb Dillion

Hawley Roberts

James A. Furey

Pierre

Adelaide Lawrence

Little Pauline

Creative team

Directed by: Edmund Lawrence
Written by: Harry O. Hoyt
Adrian Johnson

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