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A Fortune at Stake (1918)

A Fortune at Stake poster
Directed by
Walter West
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
United Kingdom
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man stands to inherit a large sum of money, but his relatives try to stop him. The story follows his efforts to secure the fortune and deal with the people who oppose him.

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What happens

A Fortune at Stake is a 1918 British silent drama film directed by Walter West and starring Violet Hopson, Gerald Ames and Edward O'Neill. It was based on a novel by Nat Gould. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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