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The Tower of Lies is a american film of genre Drama directed by Victor Sjöström released in USA on 10 october 1925 with Norma Shearer

The Tower of Lies (1925)

The Tower of Lies
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Released in USA 10 october 1925
Length 1h10
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Drama
Rating70% 3.5086153.5086153.5086153.5086153.508615

The Tower of Lies (1925) was an American silent drama film directed by Victor Sjöström based upon Selma Lagerlöf's novel The Emperor of Portugallia (1914). Released one year after He Who Gets Slapped, the film marks the second collaboration between Sjöström, Lon Chaney and Norma Shearer. Also starring are William Haines, Ian Keith and Lew Cody.

Synopsis

Jan (Lon Chaney) is a Swedish farmer and Glory (Norma Shearer) is his beloved daughter, who saves him from bankruptcy by eloping to the big city with their rapacious landlord, driving Jan to madness.

Actors

Norma Shearer

(Glory/Goldie)Lon Chaney

(Jan)Ian Keith

(Lars)Claire McDowell

(Katrina)William Haines

(August)
And :
David Torrence
Edward Connelly
Lew Cody
Mary Jane Irving
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