
A Million Bid
1914-04-01 · 50 min · Not rated
Agnes Belgradin is in love with a young doctor, Loring Brent. When Agnes' father dies, her mother takes her on a trip abroad. She insists that the young couple separate before they set sail, and promises that if they still love each other after a year they can reunite. But Mrs. Belgradin intercepts all the letters Agnes and Brent write one another, and convinces her daughter to marry a wealthy Australian millionaire.
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- Ralph Ince
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- Vitagraph Company of America
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- United States of America
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Anita StewartAgnes Belgradin
E.K. LincolnLoring Brent
Charles KentSidney Belgradin
Julia Swayne GordonMrs. Belgradin
Harry T. MoreyGeoffrey Marshe
Gladden JamesHarry Furniss
Donald HallFrench Artist
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