The Second Mrs. Roebuck

1914

0h 22m

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Drama

Overview

Mabel Mack's mother is deserted by her father and the mother dies. All that Mabel retains of her family history is a group photograph of her father, mother and herself, in a locket which she always wears.

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Cast & crew

5 featured cast members

Starring

Wallace Reid

Samuel Roebuck

Blanche Sweet

Mabel Mack

Mary Alden

Katherine Roebuck

Raoul Walsh

Francis Carryl

John B. O'Brien

Creative team

Directed by: John B. O'Brien
Written by: W. Carey Wonderly

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