Sowing the Wind

Apr 1, 1921

1h 30m

★ 0.0

A woman with a past. A girl with a future. A rogue ready to destroy one as he had the other.

Overview

When Rosamond, a convent girl, discovers that her mother is Baby Brabant, a notorious queen of Petworth's gambling house, her ideals are shattered and she denounces her mother's life.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Anita Stewart Productions

Louis B. Mayer Productions

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Cast

Rosamund Athelstane

Anita Stewart

Ned Brabazon

James Morrison

Baby Brabant

Myrtle Stedman

Brabazon

Ralph Lewis

Watkins

William V. Mong

Petworth

Josef Swickard

Cursitor

Ben Deeley

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