The Octopus
Archie Sheldon, determining to go to New York City, is given a letter by his mother to Thatcher Thole, Gotham's most unscrupulous financier. She tells her son that Thole is an old friend of the family, and will undoubtedly give him a start in life.
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Tom Santschi
Thatcher Thole
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Lillian Hayward
Emily Sheldon - Archie's Mother
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Leo Pierson
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Lafe McKee
Harris Gordon
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Violet Reinhardt
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Tom Santschi Director · Frank Norris Author Charles Belmont Davis Author
United States release July 15, 1915 · Produced in United States
Production
Selig Polyscope Company
Production
United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
No dialogue
Release dates
United States · July 15, 1915
Theatrical
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