The Clutch of Circumstance
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- Director
- Henry Houry
- Language
- English
- Released
- 1918-08-26
- Runtime
- 50m
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Businessman John Lawson is seriously injured in an accident, his wife Ruth travels from their New England village to New York to find a job that will support them both. Ruth works in a sweatshop at first, but then makes it big on Broadway.
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