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The Double Standard (1917)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 50M

Director : Phillips Smalley

Synopsis

Newly elected police court judge John Fairbrother is impassioned when it comes to the laws affecting the dives and cabarets of the city, and promises equal justice for all.

Actors

Roy Stewart
Roy Stewart
John Fairbrother
Clarissa Selwynne
Clarissa Selwynne
Grace Fairbrother (as Clarissa Selwyn)
Joseph W. Girard
Joseph W. Girard
Bishop Ferguson
Frank Elliott
Frank Elliott
Charles Ferguson
Hazel Page
Hazel Page
Mace
Frank Brownlee
Frank Brownlee
Editor George Ferguson
Irene Aldwyn
Irene Aldwyn
Lily
Maxfield Stanley
Maxfield Stanley
Albert
Dana Ong
Dana Ong
Lawyer

Crews

Phillips Smalley
Phillips Smalley
Director
Brand Whitlock
Brand Whitlock
Story
Elliott J. Clawson
Elliott J. Clawson
Writer

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