A Splendid Hazard

A Splendid Hazard (1920)

The Story starts thus: "And as the stars fall-out of nothing into nothing.......We are born-we live- and we die in the midst of the marvelous."

  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 1920-09-26
  • Runtime: 1h 0min
  • Language: No Language
  • Production Company: Mayflower Photoplay Company
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Allan Dwan

Summary

Karl Breitman, obsessed with the notion that he is a descendant of Napoleon, is driven to restore the monarchy in France. To accomplish this, he courts Hedda Gobert, who, he has learned, possesses Napoleon's papers. Upon winning Hedda, Breitman steals the documents, which lead him to America and the home of Admiral Killigrew where, the papers allege, the emperor's hidden wealth resides.

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  • Henry B. Walthall

    as Karl Breitman

  • Rosemary Theby

    as Hedda Gobert

  • Norman Kerry

    as John Fitzgerald

  • Ann Forrest

    as Laura Killigrew

  • Hardee Kirkland

    as Adm. Killegrew

  • Thomas Jefferson

    as Dr. Ferraud

  • Philo McCullough

    as Arthur Cathewe

  • J. Jiquel Lanoe

    as Pierre Picard

  • Joseph J. Dowling

    as French emigré
Directing Allan Dwan Director
Writing Harold McGrath Novel

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