Drama · United States of America · 1918 · 50m

The Clutch of Circumstance

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Director
Henry Houry
Cast
Corinne Griffith as Ruth Lawson Robert Gaillard as John Lawson Denton Vane as Jack Estar Banks as Mrs. Lawson David Herblin as Rudolph Rayburn Florence Deshon as Lory Williams
Crew
Arthur Ross — Director of Photography Leighton Osmun — Novel
Synopsis

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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Key Collaborators
Henry Houry Director Arthur Ross Director of Photography Leighton Osmun Novel
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