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  • Gates of Brass (1919)
  • 50 min | Crime, Drama
Gates of Brass (1919)
50 min | Crime, Drama

A pro at the shell game, Jim Blake practices his skills at country fairs, circuses, and carnivals until he becomes "J. Hatfield Blake," the promoter of phony stock and land deals which provide his beloved daughter Margaret with luxuries. ...See moreA pro at the shell game, Jim Blake practices his skills at country fairs, circuses, and carnivals until he becomes "J. Hatfield Blake," the promoter of phony stock and land deals which provide his beloved daughter Margaret with luxuries. Margaret falls in love with Dick Wilbur, who leaves her because Blake swindles his father out of $100,000 and Margaret sides with Blake. When Margaret meets a poor widow with starving babies to whom Blake sold some worthless desert land, she leaves him, saying she will not return until he rectifies his wrongdoings. She marries Dick, while Blake, shaken by her words, repays everyone who suffered from his dishonesty after he legitimately strikes oil. Alone on Christmas Eve, Blake invites some barroom characters to his mansion for a drunken dinner, after which, at his urging, they take his silverware and paintings. Blake continues to drink and when Margaret and Dick arrive to surprise him, they find him dead. Written by Pamela Short See less
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Director
Writers
Kate Corbaley (story) | Jack Cunningham (scenario)
Cinematographer
Charles E. Kaufman (as Charles Kaufman)
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Updated Apr 10, 1919

Release date
Jul 6, 1919 (United States)

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9 cast members
Name Known for
Frank Keenan
Jim Blake aka J. Hatfield Blake Jim Blake aka J. Hatfield Blake   See fewer
Lois Wilson
Margaret Blake Margaret Blake   See fewer
George Fisher
Dick Wilbur Dick Wilbur   See fewer
Clyde Benson
Dave Stronheim Dave Stronheim   See fewer
Edwin B. Tilton
John Wilbur (as Edwin Tilton) John Wilbur (as Edwin Tilton)   See fewer
Lillian Langdon
Mrs. Wilbur Mrs. Wilbur   See fewer
Frank De Loan
Ole Swanson Ole Swanson   See fewer
Tula Belle
Margaret Blake as a Child Margaret Blake as a Child   See fewer
Bobbie Mack
Undetermined Role Undetermined Role   See fewer
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