The Lion and the Mouse
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1919 · 1h · N/A Drama
Overview
John Burkett Ryder, "the richest man in the world," determines to discredit a judicial decision which works against the interest of his millions by discrediting its author, Judge Rossmore, and causes impeachment charges to be laid against him in Congress. The judge's daughter Shirley Rossmore, learns of his trouble and returns home from Paris, where she has won success as a writer. She is loved by Jefferson Ryder, son of the magnate who is slowly killing her father.
Director and cast
- Alice Joyce as Shirley Rossmore
- Conrad Nagel as Jefferson Ryder
- Anders Randolf as John Burkett Ryder
- Mary Carr as Eudoxia
- Henry Hallam as Judge Rossmore
- William T. Carleton as Sen. Roberts
- Templar Saxe as Fitzroy Bagley
- Mona Kingsley as Kate Roberts
- Jane Jennings as Mrs. Ryder
- W. H. Burton as Judge Scott
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