The Devil's Riddle
During a raging Montana snowstorm, Doctor Jim Barnes collapses at Esther Anderson's cabin door. Esther offers Jim refuge, but when he discovers that their food supplies are running dangerously low, he braves the journey into town in order to replenish them. On the way, he is overcome with exhaustion and fails to return. Esther, unaware of Jim's condition and abused by her stepfather, joins a theatrical troop and leaves home.
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Gladys Brockwell
Esther Anderson
Known for
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William Scott
Dr. Jim Barnes
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Richard Cummings
Potts, the banker
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Claire McDowell
Mrs. Potts
Known for
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Tom Bates
Hotel proprietor
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Jack Curtis
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Nicholas Dunaew
Paul Evers
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Louis Fitzroy
Sam Tuttle
Also in
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Barbara Frietchie
Vera Lewis
Leading lady
Known for
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Louis Natheaux
Leading man
Also in
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Kate Price
Mrs. Frank
Known for
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Ben Suslow
Hotel proprietor's son
Also in
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Frank Beal Director · Edwina LeVin Story Sam Landers Cinematographer
United States release March 8, 1920 · Produced in United States
Production
Fox Film Corporation
Production
United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
No dialogue
Release dates
United States · March 8, 1920
Theatrical
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