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Beyond (1921)
Avis Langley's dying mother begs her to look after Avis's errant brother and continues after death to reappear in spirit form to remind Avis of her promise. Avis follows her brother to New Zealand in hopes of protecting him from his own ways, but on the trip tragedy apparently strikes.
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Avis Langley's dying mother begs her to look after Avis's errant brother and continues after death to reappear in spirit form to remind Avis of her promise. Avis follows her brother to New Zealand in hopes of protecting him from his own ways, but on the trip tragedy apparently strikes.
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Genre:Drama
Written By:Julia Crawford Ivers
In Theaters:9/4/1921
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Runtime:50 minutes
Studio:Famous Players-Lasky Corporation
Cast
William Desmond Taylor
Director
Ethel Clayton
Avis Langley
Charles Meredith
Geoffrey Southerne
Earl Schenck
Alec Langley
Fontaine La Rue
Mrs. Langley
Winifred Kingston
Viva Newmarch
Lillian Rich
Bessie Ackroyd
Charles K. French
Samuel Ackroyd (as Charles French)
Spottiswoode Aitken
Rufus Southerne
Herbert Fortier
Dr. Newmarch
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