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Tempered Steel

  • 19181918
  • 50m
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Tempered Steel (1918)
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Lucille Caruthers travels from her home in the South to New York, hoping for a career on the stage. She is aided in her dream by the theatre star Serge Ratakin, and she becomes a star in her... Read allLucille Caruthers travels from her home in the South to New York, hoping for a career on the stage. She is aided in her dream by the theatre star Serge Ratakin, and she becomes a star in her own right. But Ratakin is jealous and possessive and attempts to sabotage her. After a vi... Read allLucille Caruthers travels from her home in the South to New York, hoping for a career on the stage. She is aided in her dream by the theatre star Serge Ratakin, and she becomes a star in her own right. But Ratakin is jealous and possessive and attempts to sabotage her. After a violent conflict with Ratakin, Lucille believes she has killed him. But has she?
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    • Director
      • Ralph Ince
    • Writers
      • George Middleton(story)
      • Lillian Case Russell
    • Stars
      • Olga Petrova
      • J. Herbert Frank
      • Thomas Holding
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    • Director
      • Ralph Ince
    • Writers
      • George Middleton(story)
      • Lillian Case Russell
    • Stars
      • Olga Petrova
      • J. Herbert Frank
      • Thomas Holding
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    Olga Petrova
    Olga Petrova
    • Lucille Caruthers
    • (as Madame Olga Petrova)
    J. Herbert Frank
    • Serge Ratakin
    Thomas Holding
    Thomas Holding
    • Dr. Richard Sheldon
    William T. Carleton
    William T. Carleton
    • Col. Caruthers
    • (as William Carleton)
    Mrs. E. Walton
    • Mrs. Caruthers
    Edith Hinckle
    • Rose Madden
    E.J. Ratcliffe
    • Edwin Archer
    • (as E.J. Radcliffe)
    Mathilde Brundage
    • Mrs. Sheldon
    • (as Matilda Brundage)
    Lucille La Verne
    Lucille La Verne
    • Old Mammy
    • Director
      • Ralph Ince
    • Writers
      • George Middleton(story)
      • Lillian Case Russell
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    • Release date
      • June 23, 1918 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • None
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Great Star
    • Production company
      • Petrova Picture Company
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    • Runtime
      50 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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