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One Law for Both

One Law for Both

AN EIGHT PART MORAL MASTERPIECE WITH A FAR-REACHING MESSAGE ON "THE DOUBLE STANDARD."

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Elga Pulaski and her brother Ossip live in Warsaw. They belong to a secret society whose goal is to liberate Poland and Russia from the Romanoffs. Elga is loved by Baron Jan Slozek. But Slozek is a spy who has Ossip and other members of the society arrested. When Slozek is slain, Ossip is the key suspect. He escapes to America with his sister. There, Elga meets Norman Hutchinson, and marries him without telling him her past. When Hutchinson learns the truth, he leaves Elga. Eventually, when Elga appeals to him, he sees the light.

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Budget

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

80 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

13 May 1917

Country

United States of America

Cast

Rita Jolivet

Rita Jolivet

Elga Pulaski

James Morrison

James Morrison

Ossip Pulaski

Leah Baird

Leah Baird

Helen

Vincent Serrano

Vincent Serrano

Hutchinson

Paul Capellani

Paul Capellani

Slezak

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