Lionel Atwill
John "Flint" Dawson aka John Daniels
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Synopsis
A steel magnate loses his legs and control of his business after a rival engineers an accident. Living under another name, he finds an ally in a blind street trader. Together they organise people surviving at society's margins, creating a different route back to influence.
Cast
DirectorsPhil Rosen
Historical context
Adapted from Esther Lynd Day's novel during the Great Depression, the film imagines collective organisation among people excluded from conventional prosperity. Its melodrama brings disability, economic insecurity and industrial power into the same story.
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Work catalogued as public domain in the United States.
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Availability checked on September 10, 2026.
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- Lionel Atwill — Unknown photographer · Public domain
- Betty Furness — Clarence Bull (MGM) · Public domain
- Henry B. Walthall — Tower Magazines, Inc., photographer unknown · Public domain
- Jameson Thomas — film screenshot (Tiffany Pictures) · Public domain
