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Lights of London (1923)

Lights of London poster
Directed by
Charles Calvert
Genre
drama film, silent film, crime film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 22m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A wealthy young man is set up by his cousin and ends up in prison. The story follows his struggle after being framed.

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What happens

Lights of London is a 1923 British silent drama film directed by Charles Calvert and starring Wanda Hawley, Nigel Barrie and Warburton Gamble. The film is based on the 1881 stage melodrama The Lights o' London by George Sims and was made at the Lime Grove Studios. It revolves around a rich heir who is framed by his cousin and sent to jail. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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