09 Aug 1920
If I Were King
J. Gordon Edwards silent adventure melodrama about a famous poet who is allowed to rule France for a week!
Twenty Dollars a Week
John Reeves, steel magnate, wagers with his son Chester that he can earn twenty dollars a week and live on it. He procures work in the office of William Hart's steel plant. Against her brother's wish, Hart's sister Muriel adopts a little boy. Hart evens up by adopting John Reeves as his father. Reeves foils James Pettison's plot to ruin Hart. Chester also makes good as a workman and wins the affection of Hart's sister. The father reveals his identity and takes Hart as a partner.
Top Billed Cast
George Arliss John Reeves
Taylor Holmes William Hart
Ronald Colman Chester Reeves
Edith Roberts Muriel Hart
Ivan F. Simpson James Pettison
Wallie Howe Henry Sloane
Redfield Clarke George Blair
Joseph Donohue Little Arthur
William Sellery Clancy, Restaurateur
George Henry Butler
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