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The Barricade
The Barricade

The Barricade

Genres

Drama

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Debutante Hope Merrill (Mabel Taliaferro) returns home one day to find her financier father Amos Merrill (Frank Currier) on the verge of committing suicide. Rather than reveal the truth -- that he has misappropriated funds from his own company -- Merrill claims that he has been ruined by young John Cook (Clifford Bruce), Hope's sweetheart.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

50 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

05 March 1917

Country

United States of America

Cast

Mabel Taliaferro

Mabel Taliaferro

Hope Merrill

Frank Currier

Frank Currier

Amos Merrill

Clifford Bruce

Clifford Bruce

John Cook

Robert Rendel

Robert Rendel

Gerald Hastings

Lorna Volare

Lorna Volare

Flower Girl

Emile Collins

Emile Collins

Butler

Mary Doyle

Mary Doyle

Flower Girl

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