Saints and Sinners

May 25, 1916

0h 52m

★ 0.0

Overview

Letty, a minister's daughter, rejects her devoted admirer George for the deceptive Captain Fanshawe. After Fanshawe ruins her reputation by tricking her into an overnight city trip, her father resigns in shame. Following a scarlet fever epidemic, the characters find redemption, and George ultimately marries Letty.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Famous Players Film Company

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Cast

Lydia

Estar Banks

Capt. Fanshawe

Hal Forde

Hoggard

Clarence Handyside

Letty Fletcher

Peggy Hyland

Jacob Fletcher

Albert Tavernier

George Kingsmill

William Lampe

Peter Greenacre

Horace Newman

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