A Petal on the Current

A Petal on the Current

A Petal on the Current

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A Petal on the Current

1919

1h 0m

9.0(1 votes)

Drama

Overview

A shop girl finds herself disgraced after being pressured into drinking too much at a party and getting arrested for public drunkenness.

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7 members

Acting

Mary MacLaren

Stella Schump

Mary MacLaren

Acting

Gertrude Claire

Stella's mother

Gertrude Claire

Acting

Fritzi Ridgeway

Cora Kinealy

Fritzi Ridgeway

Acting

Robert Anderson

John Gilley

Robert Anderson

Acting

Beatrice Burnham

Gertie Cobb

Beatrice Burnham

Acting

Victor Potel

Unknown Role

Victor Potel

Directing

David Butler

Ed Kinealy

David Butler

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