The Destroyer
An actress weaves her web, like a disgusting spider, around a susceptible young man, lures him away from his sweetheart, and eventually destroys him.
An actress weaves her web, like a disgusting spider, around a susceptible young man, lures him away from his sweetheart, and eventually destroys him.
Alice Hollister
Cherie - a Dancer
Harry F. Millarde
Dick Wentworth - a Broker's Son
Anna Q. Nilsson
Helen Vedrine
Henry Hallam
Wentworth - Dick's Father
Bob Walker
Jere - a Sculptor
John Mackin
Macklyn - Cherie's Admirer
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