28 Jul 1917
Behind the Screen
Famous Russian screen actors play themselves in this drama about the lives of actors. Thirteen minutes of the film survive.
Seven Deadly Sins: Sloth
The fortune Eve Leslie has inherited has made her is indolent. When her sweetheart, Adam Moore, is called up to war she selfishly tries to prevent his going, but after being inspired by tales of the bravery of women through the ages she sees the error of her ways. Ultimately, she enlists as a Red Cross nurse and cures her sin of sloth.
Top Billed Cast
Shirley Mason Eve Leslie
George Le Guere Adam Moore
Charlotte Walker Margaret Brent
Grace Williams Margaret's sister
Jack Meredith Ingels
D.J. Flanagan Sir Philip Reed
Jack Crosby Sieguird
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