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The Dark Mirror (1920)

Name: The Dark Mirror
Director: Charles Giblyn
Genre: Based on, doppelgänger, Drama, Silent film
Released: 1920
Duration: 50 min
Cast: Dorothy Dalton, Huntley Gordon, Walter D. Nealand, Jessie Arnold, Lucille Carney

1920 · Charles Giblyn · 50 min · United States of America

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New York society member Priscilla Maine is troubled by strange dreams in which she vividly sees members of the underworld involved in a murder. She confides this to her admirer, Dr. Philip Fosdick, who undertakes to solve the mystery.

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The Dark Mirror (1920)

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