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The Strings of Steel
Overview
The Strings of Steel is a silent Action serial. Episode titles: 1. The Voice on the Wire 2. The First Central 3. Fighting for Love 4. The Power of Might 5. Kings of the Wire 6. Voice of the Continent 7. Telephone Poles 8. War of the Wire 9. When Lightning Strikes 10. Love and Victory.
Director and cast
- William Desmond as Ned Brown
- Eileen Sedgwick as Gloria Van Norton
- Albert J. Smith as Peter Allen
- George Ovey as Willie Gray
- Alphonse Martell as Alexander Graham Bell
- Grace Cunard as Bowery Belle
- Dorothy Gulliver Cast
- Arthur Morrison as Jim Hogan
- Taylor N. Duncan as Theodore N. Vail
- Blanche Fisher Cast
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