Lure of Ambition

Top 10 Billed Cast

Theda Bara
Theda Bara

Olga Dolan

Thurlow Bergen
Thurlow Bergen

Duke of Rutledge

William B. Davidson
William B. Davidson

Hon. Cyril Ralston

Dan Mason
Dan Mason

Sylvester Dolan

Ida Waterman
Ida Waterman

Duchess

Amelia Gardner
Amelia Gardner

Lady Constance Bromey

Robert Paton Gibbs
Robert Paton Gibbs

Miguel Lopez

Dorothy Drake
Dorothy Drake

Muriel Ralston

Peggy Parr
Peggy Parr

Minna Dolan

Tammany Young
Tammany Young

Dan Hicks

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