Movie: The Octopus

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Tom Santschi
Tom Santschi

Thatcher Thole

Lillian Hayward
Lillian Hayward

Emily Sheldon - Archie's Mother

Leo Pierson
Leo Pierson

Archie Sheldon - Emily's Son

Lafe McKee
Lafe McKee

Harris Gordon

Marion Warner
Marion Warner

Violet Reinhardt

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    Archie Sheldon, determining to go to New York City, is given a letter by his mother to Thatcher Thole, Gotham's most unscrupulous financier. She tells her son that Thole is an old friend of the family, and will undoubtedly give him a start in life.

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    1915-07-15

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