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The Lamb and the Lion
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The Lamb and the Lion

1919-03-24 · 50 min · ★ 9.0

Comedy · Drama

A girl known as "Boots," who keeps house for a band of crooks led by her kind guardian, Uncle Ben, called "The Lion," demands that she be allowed to accompany them on a burglary. Dressed in boy's clothes, Boots is caught by Mrs. Kathryn Sylvester, a rich society widow, who, upon learning that Boots is a girl, resolves to avenge herself on James Graham, who refused to marry her stating that he wanted no stain on his lineage.

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Directors
Francis J. Grandon
Production companies
National Film Corporation of America
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Billie RhodesBillie RhodesBoots
Melbourne MacDowellMelbourne MacDowellUncle Ben
Maude GeorgeMaude GeorgeMrs. Kathryn Sylvester
Vera LewisVera LewisMrs. Robert Derby
Al Ernest GarciaAl Ernest GarciaRed Baxter
Walter HiersWalter HiersFatty Pringle
Hal ClementsHal ClementsMajor Richard Harvey
William GriffinGinger
Harry De VereJames Graham
Charles SpereDonald Graham

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