Their father, Michael Kalmar, imprisoned in Siberia, political refugees Ivan and Irma Kalmar seek freedom in Winnipeg, Canada. Encountering persecution at the hands of prejudiced neighbors, including their father's enemy, Makaroff. Ivan's violin playing both attracts Marjorie Menzies and earns him the enmity of District Attorney Mortimer Staunton, a rival for her affection. At a party at Makaroff's home, Irma is insulted, her abuser is slain and Ivan arrested. Her escapee father confesses to the murder but both men are freed when a family servant who admits to the murder.
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Gaston Glass
Ivan Kalmar
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Wilton Lackaye
Michael Kalmar
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Anne Sutherland
Kalmars' Servant
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Bigelow Cooper
Sir Robert Menzies
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Bradley Barker
Mortimer Staunton
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William Colvin
Makaroff
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Robert T. Haines
Jack French
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Gigolette
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Jules Cowles
Jack French's Servant
Known for
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Edward Elkas
Portnoff
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Kate Price
Nora Fitzpatrick
Known for
My Wife's Relations
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Gladys Coburn
Marjorie Menzies
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Edna Shipman
Irma Kalmar
Henry MacRae Director · Ralph Connor Author
First release April 20, 1922 · Produced in Canada · Working title The Foreigner
Production
Winnipeg Productions
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Canada
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The Foreigner
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
No dialogue
Release dates
Canada · April 20, 1922
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No release date listed for United States.
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