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Feature film — 1918

The Clutch of Circumstance (1918)

0.00h 50mDrama

Businessman John Lawson is seriously injured in an accident, his wife Ruth travels from their New England village to New York to find a job that will support them both. Ruth works in a sweatshop at first, but then makes it big on Broadway.

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Vitagraph Company of America

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Director: Henry Houry

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Cast & crew

Corinne Griffith as Ruth Lawson

Corinne Griffith

Ruth Lawson

Robert Gaillard as John Lawson

Robert Gaillard

John Lawson

Denton Vane as Jack

Denton Vane

Jack

Estar Banks as Mrs. Lawson

Estar Banks

Mrs. Lawson

D

David Herblin

Rudolph Rayburn

Florence Deshon as Lory Williams

Florence Deshon

Lory Williams

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