The Passionate Pilgrim

The Passionate Pilgrim

The Passionate Pilgrim

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The Passionate Pilgrim

"The Tale of a Man Who Came Out of a Past and Fought for a Cause He Held More Dear than Life"

1921

1h 10m

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Overview

An innocent man goes to prison for obstruction of justice when his wife refuses to reveal that her father was killed by her mother (and it wasn't suicide). When he is finally released, he meets and becomes involved with a young woman who belongs to the town's influential elite. Once again, he finds himself caught up in intrigue - which eventually leads to his exposing the mayor of the town as corrupt.

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14 members

Acting

Matt Moore

Henry Calverly

Matt Moore

Acting

Mary Newcomb

Cecily

Mary Newcomb

Acting

Julia Swayne Gordon

Madame Watt

Julia Swayne Gordon

Acting

Tom Guise

Senator Watt

Tom Guise

Acting

Frankie Mann

Marjorie Daw

Frankie Mann

Acting

Rubye De Remer

Miriam Calverly

Rubye De Remer

Acting

Claire Whitney

Esther

Claire Whitney

Directing

Van Dyke Brooke

Hitt

Van Dyke Brooke

Acting

Charles K. Gerrard

Qualters (as Charles Gerard)

Charles K. Gerrard

Acting

Sam J. Ryan

Major McIntyre

No Image

Acting

Arthur Donaldson

O'Rell

Arthur Donaldson

Acting

Albert Roccardi

Amme

Albert Roccardi

Acting

Bernard A. Reinold

Listerly

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Helen Lindroth

Nurse Russell

Helen Lindroth

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