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  • The Grand Passion (1918)
  • 70 min | Crime, Drama, Western
The Grand Passion (1918)
70 min | Crime, Drama, Western

Dick Evans is the corrupt boss of a rough-and-tumble munitions town called Powderville. He hires his friend, Jack Ripley, to establish a newspaper, intending merely to further his own financial ambitions; however, Jack envisions The ...See moreDick Evans is the corrupt boss of a rough-and-tumble munitions town called Powderville. He hires his friend, Jack Ripley, to establish a newspaper, intending merely to further his own financial ambitions; however, Jack envisions The Trumpet as an instrument of good and soon persuades Dick to clean up Powderville. Both men fall in love with Viola Argos, and both rush to her rescue when she is abducted by Red Pete and locked in a brothel run by Boston Kate. With the help of Mackey, Dick and Jack remove Viola to the print shop, but Red Pete's followers soon overpower them. With most of the town on fire, Dick urges Jack and Viola to escape. Viola, realizing her love for Dick, returns, and he dies in her arms. See less
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Director
Writers
Thomas Addison (novel "The Boss of Powderville") | Ida May Park
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Release date
Feb 1, 1918 (United States)

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8 cast members
Name Known for
Dorothy Phillips
Viola Argos Viola Argos   See fewer
Jack Mulhall
Jack Ripley Jack Ripley   See fewer
Lon Chaney
Paul Argos Paul Argos   See fewer
William Stowell
Dick Evans Dick Evans   See fewer
Bert Appling
Red Pete Jackson Red Pete Jackson   See fewer
Evelyn Selbie
Boston Kate Boston Kate   See fewer
Alfred Allen
Ben Mackey Ben Mackey   See fewer
Lon Poff
Villager (uncredited) Villager (uncredited)   See fewer
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