Vania is a political refugee who travels from Russia to the United States. But even in America, she is pursued by assassins known as "the Ring of Death" because she carries certain papers given to her back home by her father. She marries a man who turns out to be a drug addict, and in a heated argument, she shoots him. A young lawyer defends her, then falls in love with her.
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Emmy Wehlen as Vania
Stuart Holmes as Clifford Howard
Wyndham Standing as Hugh Mason
Julia Swayne Gordon as Countess Vera Lobanoff
Rafael Bongini as Serge Ostrowski
F. French as Gregory Lobanoff
United States 04 April 1920
These some of the most viewed trailers for movies released in 1920:
04 September 1920
A young girl has to prove her skillness with the gun against a gang outlaws, revealing herself as the real heroine of a Western town.
21 October 1920
Tex Benton, riding across the country, sees a turtle, catches a jack rabbit and tests out the old fable of the tortoise and the hare; when the rabbit wins, Tex vows to model his behavior on that style.
27 December 1920
Olli, the spoiled young heir of the Koivumäki manor, is separated from his family and brought to Sweden by his cousin.
18 March 1920
The carefree Countess Evelyn lives a life of luxury at her people’s expense. Even her 25th birthday must be celebrated with a bang, even though the coffers are empty and the people are waiting for their paychecks.
04 December 1920
A stranger rides into a little town on his white horse, where he finds plenty of excitement and a love affair awaiting him.
16 August 1920
Persuaded by a letter from her Aunt Agnes in America, Kitty McCarthy ( Olive Thomas ) travels from Ireland to New York City, there she meets Gordon Davis, a successful playwright, who directs her to her aunt's address on the East Side.
05 September 1920
During the First World War, Captain Sam McGinnis marries Florence Lanham, a Salvation Army worker in France.
01 April 1920
Mrs. John Cleveland, victim of an overly-jealous husband, adopts a child but, fearing to bring it into her own household, furnishes another home for it, and places the little girl in charge of a nurse.
01 July 1920
Quirky chemist Eben Lamont has discovered a powerful new explosive and plans to turn it over to the government.
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