The Grand Passion
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The Grand Passion

1.0 / 10 1918 1h 10mNR English
Drama

Storyline

Dick Evans is the corrupt boss of a rough-and-tumble munitions town called Powderville. He hires his friend, Jack Ripley, to establish a newspaper, intending merely to further his own financial ambitions; however, Jack envisions The Trumpet as an instrument of good and soon persuades Dick to clean up Powderville.

Cast & Crew

Dorothy Phillips

Dorothy Phillips

Viola Argos

Lead
Jack Mulhall

Jack Mulhall

Jack Ripley

Lon Chaney

Lon Chaney

Paul Argos

William Stowell

William Stowell

Dick Evans

Bert Appling

Bert Appling

Red Pete Jackson

Evelyn Selbie

Evelyn Selbie

Boston Kate

Alfred Allen

Alfred Allen

Ben Mackey

What People Are Saying

1.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Ida May Park's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. The Grand Passion is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker