Beggars in Ermine
Another Sensational Success from the Screen's Master Character Actor!
John Dawson loses control of his factory when he is crippled in an accident caused by a rival. Destitute, he travels the country organizing the homeless to help him regain control of his steel mill.
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Top Cast
Lionel Atwill
John 'Flint' Dawson aka John Daniels
Betty Furness
Joyce Dawson
Henry B. Walthall
Marchant the Blind Man
Jameson Thomas
James 'Jim' Marley
James Bush
Lee Marley, Jim's Son
Astrid Allwyn
Mrs. Vivian Dawson
George 'Gabby' Hayes
Joe Wilson
Stephen Gross
Scott Taggart
Lee Phelps
Joe Swanson
Clinton Lyle
Mike The Mute
Sidney De Gray
Davis
Gail Kaye
Joyce
Myrtle Stedman
Nurse
Gordon De Main
Police Captain
Sam Godfrey
Enright, Marley's Lawyer
Ed Brady
Board Member (uncredited)
Henry Hall
Secretary (uncredited)
Alfred Hewston
Steel Worker (uncredited)
Lew Hicks
Plainclothesman (uncredited)
Lloyd Ingraham
Steelworker (uncredited)
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