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A Bad Investment is a american film of genre Drama directed by Allan Dwan with J. Warren Kerrigan

A Bad Investment (1912)

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OriginUSA
Genres Drama

A Bad Investment est un film muet américain réalisé par Allan Dwan et sorti en 1912.

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Jack Collins aime Maud Brooks. Lorsqu'il en informe son père, ce dernier refuse de lui venir en aide sur le plan financier. Jack décide alors de gagner lui-même sa vie…

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J. Warren Kerrigan

(Jack Collins)
Pauline Bush

(Maud Brooks)
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