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  • The Lash of Power (1917)
  • 50 min | Drama
The Lash of Power (1917)
50 min | Drama

John Rand, having lived in a small town his entire life, dreams of possessing wealth and power in New York. Napoleon Bonaparte has long been his ideal, and one day he feels a message from the departed general urging him to take up the ...See moreJohn Rand, having lived in a small town his entire life, dreams of possessing wealth and power in New York. Napoleon Bonaparte has long been his ideal, and one day he feels a message from the departed general urging him to take up the fight for world supremacy. He goes to the city ready to begin the battle, and there, aided by his Napoleonic visions, John amasses a great fortune, ruthlessly destroying everyone who presents an obstacle to his lust for power. His ambitions satiated, John becomes the enemy of democracy when he sells a secret formula to an enemy power. He is later killed by an anarchist. John then awakens to find himself in his cottage, secure in his mother's devotion and the love of Marion Sherwood, the banker's daughter. See less
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Director
Harry Solter (as Harry L. Solter)
Writers
J. Grubb Alexander (screenplay) (story) | Fred Myton (scenario)
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Updated Nov 5, 1917

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Nov 5, 1917 (United States)

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7 cast members
Name Known for
Kenneth Harlan
John Rand John Rand   See fewer
Carmel Myers
Marion Sherwood Marion Sherwood   See fewer
Helen Wright
Mrs. C.W. Sherwood Mrs. C.W. Sherwood   See fewer
Charles Hill Mailes
Charles W. Sherwood Charles W. Sherwood   See fewer
T.D. Crittenden
Rex Reynolds Rex Reynolds   See fewer
Jack Nelson
Oliver Mullen Oliver Mullen   See fewer
Gertrude Astor
Phyllis Ward Phyllis Ward   See fewer
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