The World for Sale

The World for Sale

The World for Sale

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The World for Sale

""All the thrills, adventures, and wild romance that enter into the life of a budding empire are vividly portrayed in this story of the great Northwest and racial conflict.""

1918

0h 50m

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Overview

The plot revolves around two rival towns in the Canadian Northwest, which are connected only by a bridge. Ingolby, a determined, idealistic engineer, is saved from destruction by the wild-eyed Fleda Druse, whose father is the local gypsy monarch.

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Conway Tearle

Max Ingolby

Conway Tearle

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Ann Little

Fleda Druse

Ann Little

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E.L. Fernandez

Marchand

E.L. Fernandez

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W.W. Bitner

Gabriel Druse, aka Ri, King of the Gypsies

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Norbert Wicki

Jothro Fawe

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Crazy Thunder

Tekewani

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Joseph Donohue

Jowett

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Emile La Croix

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Maude Scofield

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