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1860 ushers in the era of iron ships, Richard Sibley, a builder of wooden ships, stubbornly resists the change, which leads him to forbid the marriage of his daughter Rose to John Rhead, a proponent of the new method. This injustice outrages John's sister Gertrude so much that she breaks off her engagement to Sibley's son Sam. Meanwhile, John and Rose elope.
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Cast
12 people
Lewis Stone
John Rhead
Known for
The Lost World
Grand Hotel
Alice Hollister
Gertrude Rhead
Also in
From the Manger to the Cross
By a Woman's Wit
Gertrude Robinson
Emily Rhead
Known for
Those Awful Hats
Harvey Clark
Sam Sibley
Known for
Red-Headed Woman
Mary Alden
Rose Sibley
Known for
The Birth of a Nation
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
May Foster
Nancy Sibley
Known for
The Docks of New York
Boyd Irwin
Arthur Preece
Known for
The Major and the Minor
Jack Donovan
Richard Sibley Jr
Also in
Twisted Rails
Hoof Marks
Correan Kirkham
Honorable Muriel Pym
Also in
Black Shadows
Madame X
Carroll Fleming
Thompson
Also in
The Master Hand
Lionel Belmore
Richard Sibley Sr
Known for
Frankenstein
The Vampire Bat
Gerald Pring
Ned Pym / Lord Monkhurst / Young Lord Monkhurst
Also in
The Dark Eyes of London
The Nut
Paul Scardon Director · Louis Sherwin Writer Arnold Bennett Author
United States release September 9, 1920 · Produced in United States
Production
Goldwyn Pictures Corporation
Production
United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
No dialogue
Release dates
United States · September 9, 1920
Theatrical
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