Heliotrope (1920)
Overview
A prison inmate obtains his release from prison in order to rescue his daughter from the clutches of her unscrupulous mother's plot to implicate the girl in a blackmail scheme.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.281 |
Directed By
George D. Baker
Crew
George D. Baker
George D. Baker
Harold Rosson
George D. Baker
George D. Baker
TOP CAST
Wilfred Lytell
Jimmie Andrews
Ben Hendricks Sr.
Sol Goldman (as Ben Hendricks)
Julia Swayne Gordon
Josephine Hasdock
Betty Hilburn
Mabel Andrews
Diana Allen
Alice Hasdock
Frederick Burton
Heliotrope Harry Hasdock (as Fred Burton)
Clayton White
George Andrews
William B. Mack
'Spike' Foley
William H. Tooker
Governor Mercer
Thomas Findley
Warden Michael Pyne (as Thomas J. Findla)
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