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In the Roman Coliseum, at the beginning of the Christian era, the Emperor Turnerius, accompanied by his favorite, Nerissa, watches the bestial games in the arena. His son Gordian is asked by Grimaldo the magician to save the life of a Christian girl about to be thrown to the lions. He refuses, whereupon Grimaldo prophesies the fate of the Empire by telling the prince a story of the future: Two thousand years hence, in New York, a parallel situation takes place in which a young man is led to put a stop to the base plans of his father. The prince is so deeply affected by the injustice of the story that he plunges into the arena to save the girl, causing the emperor to die in a fit of rage, thus precipitating the coronation of his son as the new emperor.
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Cast
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Anders Randolf
Turnerius / Marshall Turner
Known for
The Black Pirate
Edmund Lowe
Gordion / Gordon Turner
Known for
Dinner at Eight
I Love You Again
Gustav von Seyffertitz
Grimaldo / John Grimm
Known for
Dishonored
Shanghai Express
Faire Binney
Patsy
Also in
Open Your Eyes
The Speed Spook
Raye Dean
Laurentia / Laura Grimm
Also in
A Message from Mars
Proxies
Evan-Burroughs Fontaine
Nerissa / Ninon
Also in
Women Men Love
Blanche Davenport
Mrs. Grimm
Also in
The Miracle of Love
If Women Only Knew
B.A. Rolfe Director · Edmund Goulding Writer Carey Wilson Writer
United States release June 1, 1920 · Produced in United States
Production
Rolfe Photoplays
Production
United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
No dialogue
Release dates
United States · June 1, 1920
Theatrical
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