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Within an Ace

Oct 31, 1914

0h 20m

★ 0.0

Overview

On shipboard, Edwin Forrester, a middle-aged Scotchman, makes the acquaintance of Tom Munroe, a confidence man. Forrester discloses the fact that he is going to visit his ranch in western America, also that he has but one relative, a niece, Ethel, in England." Munroe's greed aroused, he determines to kill Forrester, then gain possession of his property

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Vitagraph Company of America

Within an Ace Trailers

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Cast

Ethel - Forrester's Niece

Dorothy Kelly

Dick Anderson

James Morrison

Jack Heriot

George Cooper

Tom Monroe

Harry Northrup

Mary Anderson

Edwin Forrester

John Costello

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