Powers That Prey (1918)
Publisher Burton exposes politician Jarvis as a crook and is run out of town. He asks his daughter Sylvia to turn the newspaper over to his editor Frank. Instead, Sylvia fires Frank and takes the publisher’s duties herself.
- Date of release
- 1918-03-04
- Runtime
- 50m
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Director
- Henry King
Casting
- Mary Miles Minter — Sylvia Grant
- Allan Forrest — Frank Summers
- Harvey Clark — Burton Grant
- Clarence Burton — Jarvis McVey
- Lucille Ward — Mrs. Brackett
- Emma Kluge — Mrs. Sharon
- Perry Banks — George Lake
- Robert Miller — Bobs
Interesting facts
Powers That Prey is a 1918 silent comedy-drama film directed by Henry King and starring Mary Miles Minter, with whom King stated that he enjoyed working. The film is based on a story called Extra! Extra! by Will M. Ritchey, which was also the working title of the film. As with many of Minter's features, it is thought to be a lost film.
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