Silver Wings
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“A Lightning Bolt From a Clear Sky”
Carr plays Anna Webb, whose husband John (Lynn Hammond) invents a new kind of sewing machine. The patent makes the family wealthy, and after Webb dies, Anna takes over the business. She puts her sons John (Percy Helton) and Harry Joseph Striker) in charge of the factory, while daughter Ruth (Jane Thomas) elopes. When Harry steals some money, the blame falls on John, who leaves town.
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Mary Carr
Anna Webb
Known for
The Wizard of Oz
Pack Up Your Troubles
Lynn Hammond
John Webb
Also in
Little Women
Knox Kincaid
John
Also in
The Young Painter
Joseph Monahan
Harry
Maybeth Carr
Ruth
Also in
The Great Adventure
Madonna of the Streets
Claude Brooke
Uncle Andrews
Also in
The Sorrows of Satan
Pied Piper Malone
Robert Hazelton
The Minister
Florence Short
Widow Martin
Known for
Way Down East
May Kaiser
Her Child
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Percy Helton
John
Known for
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
The Set-Up
John Ford Director · Edwin Carewe Director Paul Sloane Writer
United States release May 22, 1922 · Produced in United States
Production
Fox Film Corporation
Production
United States
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Original language
English
Release dates
United States · May 22, 1922
Theatrical
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