A Blind Bargain (1922)
Robert dearly loved Angela, but alas! Too soon they have to part, for shortly he must leave her to fulfill a blind bargain with a mad genius of surgery!
Genre : Drama, Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction
Runtime : 57M
Director : Wallace Worsley
Synopsis
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