Secret Strings (1918)
Overview
In this detective picture, Janet marries Raoul Newell but leaves him when she finds out he is a thief. However, when he comes to her and asks her to help retrieve some papers stolen from him by Mr. and Mrs. Giles, she agrees and goes to work for the couple as a maid. But in reality, Raoul is after the couple's jewels.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.88 |
Directed By
John Ince
Crew
John Ince
June Mathis
Kate Jordan
Maxwell Karger
Frank D. Williams
TOP CAST
Olive Tell
Janet Newell
William J. Kelly
Raoul Newell
Hugh Thompson
Hugh Maxwell
John Daly Murphy
Richard de Giles
Marie Wainwright
Mrs. de Giles
Hugh Jeffrey
Ross
Barbara Winthrop
Katia
Bert Tuey
Williams
John Smiley
Benjamin Moraud (as John A. Smiley)
Edward Lawrence
Detective
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