The Vortex

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The Vortex

1928

1h 30m

7.0(2 votes)

Drama

Overview

A young man is shocked to discover that his fiancé is the mistress of his mother's lover.

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8 members

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Ivor Novello

Nicky Lancaster

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Willette Kershaw

Florence Lancaster

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Frances Doble

Bunty Mainwaring

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Alan Hollis

Tom Veryan

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Simeon Stuart

David Lancaster

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Kinsey Peile

Pouncefort Quentin

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Julie Suedo

Anna Vollof

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Dorothy Fane

Helen Saville

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