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Backbone (1923)
Directed by Edward Sloman
“She knew that he could fight, but when he began to make love-oh, Boy!”
Drama, Romance · 1h 10m
When Yvonne de Chausson comes home from a trip to France, she is told that her grandfather, lumber magnate Andre de Mersay, has been stricken with an undisclosed illness. He is sequestered in a room and his secretary refuses to allow Yvonne to see him. Her attempts to get to him are constantly thwarted and the plot thickens with the appearance of John Thorne, who purchases part of the family's land holdings without Yvonne's consent.
Cast
Edith Roberts
Yvonne de Mersay / Yvonne de Chausson
Alfred Lunt
John Thorne / Andre de Mersay
William B. Mack
Anthony Bracken
F
Frank Evans
Doc Roper
M
Major Doyle
Col. Tip
E
Emile La Croix
Andre de Mersay
Jack W. Johnston
Captain of the Guards
George MacQuarrie
The Constable of France
S
Sam J. Ryan
Paddy
Frank Hagney
The Indian
Crew
- Director
- Edward Sloman
- Writer
- Charles E. Whittaker
Details
- Release date
- 1923-04-30
- Runtime
- 1h 10m
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- No Language
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- Distinctive Pictures