
The Safety Curtain
1918-07-10 · 60 min · ★ 6.8
Puck is a music hall dancer, married to an abusive husband. One night the music hall catches fire. Puck is rescued by an army officer and her husband perishes. Puck marries the officer and they begin a new life in India, until a man from her past finds her and makes demands.
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- Directors
- Sidney Franklin
- Production companies
- Norma Talmadge Film Corporation
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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Norma TalmadgePuck
Eugene O'BrienCaptain Merryon
Anders RandolfVulcan
Gladden JamesSylvester
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