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The Destroying Angel

7.0Aug 19, 19231h 0mComedyCrimeRomance

Directed by W.S. Van Dyke

Written by Leah Baird, Louis Joseph Vance

Hugh Whittaker believes he is terminally ill, and, as an act of mercy, weds a young woman named Mary, who has been deserted by her lover. He travels to Europe, recovers his health, and returns to New York City, where he meets and falls in love with musical star Sara Law, unaware that she is actually his wife. Sara is abducted by kidnappers and Hugh undertakes a harrowing rescue before discovering her true identity.

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Cast

Leah Baird

Leah Baird

Mary Miller /Sara Law

John Bowers

John Bowers

Hugh Miller Whittaker

Noah Beery

Noah Beery

Curtis Drummond

Ford Sterling

Ford Sterling

Max Weil

Mitchell Lewis

Mitchell Lewis

'Strangler' Olsen

Philip Sleeman

Philip Sleeman

Kidnapper (uncredited)