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Who's Your Brother? (1919)
The story of Jewish financier Stephen Field and his daughter Esther. Having survived a European massacre years before that claimed his wife and son, Stephen takes immense pleasure in philanthropic work at a community service center in the U.S. while Esther entertains returning soldiers in a canteen. At the canteen, Esther meets Robert Graham, who because of a war wound suffers from fainting spells, and he falls in love with her. William Morris, a brilliant Jewish surgeon also courts Esther; and the men vie for her affection. When Graham loses control of his car due to a fainting spell suffering grave injury, Morris is the only person who can save his life.
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The story of Jewish financier Stephen Field and his daughter Esther. Having survived a European massacre years before that claimed his wife and son, Stephen takes immense pleasure in philanthropic work at a community service center in the U.S. while Esther entertains returning soldiers in a canteen. At the canteen, Esther meets Robert Graham, who because of a war wound suffers from fainting spells, and he falls in love with her. William Morris, a brilliant Jewish surgeon also courts Esther; and the men vie for her affection. When Graham loses control of his car due to a fainting spell suffering grave injury, Morris is the only person who can save his life.
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Genre:Drama
Written By:Robert Bronson Stockbridge
In Theaters:12/1/1919
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Runtime:50 minutes
Studio:Curtiss Pictures Corporation
Cast
John G. Adolfi
Director
Edith Taliaferro
Esther Field
Paul Panzer
Stephen Field (20 years earlier)
Coit Albertson
Dr. William Morris
Gladden James
Robert E. Graham Jr.
Frank Burbeck
Stephen Field
Herbert Fortier
Robert E. Graham Sr.
Elizabeth Garrison
Mrs. Robert Graham
Edith Stockton
Dorothy Graham
Elizabeth Kennedy
The kid
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