Captain Salvation

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Captain Salvation

1927

1h 27m

5.8(6 votes)

Drama

Adventure

Overview

A young divinity student helps and protects a down and out prostitute, at the cost of his own standing in the community.

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11 members

Acting

Lars Hanson

Anson Campbell

Acting

Pauline Starke

Bess Morgan

Acting

Marceline Day

Mary Phillips

Acting

Ernest Torrence

Captain of the 'Panther'

Acting

George Fawcett

Zeke Crosby

Acting

Sam De Grasse

Peter Campbell

Directing

Jay Hunt

Nathan Phillips

Acting

Eugenie Besserer

Mrs. Buxom

Acting

Eugenie Forde

Mrs. Bellows

Acting

Flora Finch

Mrs. Snifty

Acting

James A. Marcus

Old Sea Salt

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