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The Still Alarm

The Still Alarm

The mad shriek of sirens-the wild clamor of bells. Smoke and flame pouring in dense black clouds from every window. The despairing cries of women and children trapped in that blazing inferno.

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Lucy Fay leaves her husband, Richard, a fireman, for a suave politician, Perry Dunn. Richard compensates for the loss by adopting Drina, a baby girl whose mother perished in a fire. Drina develops into a beautiful young lady and becomes a model at a modiste shop owned by Dunn and managed by Lucy. Dunn is attracted to Drina and plots to get her alone by giving her a drugged drink. An untimely fire interferes with his plans, leaving Drina drugged and trapped by flames in Dunn's room, where she is sleeping.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

70 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

02 May 1926

Country

United States of America

Cast

Helene Chadwick

Helene Chadwick

Lucy Fay

William Russell

William Russell

Richard Fay

Richard Travers

Richard Travers

Perry Dunn

Edna Marion

Edna Marion

Drina Fay

John T. Murray

John T. Murray

Andy Todd

Edward Hearn

Edward Hearn

Tom Brand

Dot Farley

Dot Farley

Mrs. Maloney

Jacques D'Auray

Jacques D'Auray

Manager of Modiste Shop

Kasha Haroldi

Kasha Haroldi

Erin La Bissoniere

Erin La Bissoniere

Masie Mush

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