You Never Know

Dec 10, 1922

0h 50m

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Overview

Eddie Manning, on a secret mission in Central America, is apparently penniless, and he becomes friends with a street urchin named Muggsy. When Muggsy is knocked down by a car, Manning meets its owner, Miriam Folansbee, and she offers him a job as a chauffeur. There is a plot to overthrow the country and Inez, a dancer at a cafe, tells Manning that Carlos Medina is the leader of the revolutionaries.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Vitagraph Company of America

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Cast

Eddie Manning

Earle Williams

Miriam Folansbee

Gertrude Astor

Carlos Medina

George Field

Inez

Claire Du Brey

Muggsy

Coy Watson Jr.

José De Silva

Louis Dumar

Miguel

Leonard Trainor

Jasper Folansbee

James Conway

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Directed by Wallace Worsley.

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The Highest Bidder

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Voices of the City

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An heiress takes a road trip in a green van. Unbeknownst to her, she has four pursuers.

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The Zaca Lake Mystery

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Jun 28, 1915

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Reprisal

May 26, 1915

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The Greater Strength

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One Summer's Sequel

May 3, 1915

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Wife Wanted

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The Problem

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