The Money Kings
1912-07-15 · 30 min · Not rated
Three part chronicle of how the rumor of war triggers greed in some men and the comeuppance they suffer because of hubris.
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- Directors
- Van Dyke Brooke, William Humphrey
- Production companies
- Vitagraph Company of America
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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Maurice CostelloRoy Brain
Rose TapleyMarion Mallard - the Spy
Leo DelaneyRoy's Valet
William HumphreyJames Montepier - the Father
Lillian WalkerHelen Montepier - the Daughter
Ralph InceThe Aviator
Clara Kimball Young
Dolores Costello
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