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The Double Standard(1917)
Status: Released
Date: 1917-07-23
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Time: 0h 50m
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Newly elected police court judge John Fairbrother is impassioned when it comes to the laws affecting the dives and cabarets of the city, and promises equal justice for all.
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United States of America
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Universal Film Manufacturing Company
Movie: The Double Standard
Top 9 Billed Cast
Roy Stewart
John Fairbrother
Clarissa Selwynne
Grace Fairbrother (as Clarissa Selwyn)
Joseph W. Girard
Bishop Ferguson
Frank Elliott
Charles Ferguson
Frank Brownlee
Editor George Ferguson
Maxfield Stanley
Albert
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