Film

Thrown to the Lions

1916 · 50m · Drama

Linnie Carter, a cabaret entertainer, struggles to remain innocent in the midst of the fast life. Harry Sullivan, a gangster, becomes attentive to Linnie and asks her to marry him and, believing that his intentions are sincere, she accepts. When Linnie's friend Irma Wood and her husband Billy, who plays a clown in a cabaret act, discover that Harry has no intention of marrying Linnie and that Linnie is in danger, they rescue her from a phony marriage ceremony and force her to face the truth about Harry.

Mary Fuller

Linnie Carter

Joseph W. Girard

Harry Sullivan

Augustus Phillips

District Attorney Bryce

Finita De Sopia

Irma

Clifford Grey

Billy Wood

• Lucius HendersonDirector
• Norbert LuskWriter
• Wallace IrwinStory

Release date

April 24, 1916

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

50m

Genres

Drama

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