American Methods (1917)
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William Armstrong, an American whose family is from France, inherits an iron mine in France. With his sister Betty, he travels to France to take over the business. In the village near the mine lives Claire, the daughter of a wealthy family, who is engaged to the scheming Duc de Bligny. When Claire's family loses all their money, the Duc dumps her for the daughter of a wealthy manufacturer. Armstrong and his sister find themselves caught up in this intrigue, which becomes more complicated when Armstrong falls for Claire.
- Release date
- April 30, 1917
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- William Farnum as William Armstrong
- Jewel Carmen as Claire de Beaulieu
- Bertram Grassby as Gaston - Duc de Bligny
- Willard Louis as M. Moulinet
- Lillian West as Marie Moulinet
- Genevieve Blinn as Marquise de Beaulieu
- Allan Forrest as Octave de Beaulieu
- Florence Vidor as Betty Armstrong
- Mortimer Jaffe as Jimmy
- Marc B. Robbins as Henri Gaudet
Crew
- Frank Lloyd · Director
- Frank Lloyd · Writer
- Georges Ohnet · Writer
- F. McGrew Willis · Writer
- William C. Foster · Cinematographer