The Ace of Spades
Genres
Overview
15 chapter serial. Gideon Trask and his henchmen at the saloon in Arkansas City covet the mineral survey of the Louisiana Territory made for Napoleon before the sale of the Territory to the United States. This is in possession of the Heath Brothers, who seek to use it in staking their land when the Oklahoma territory, last of the Louisiana tract to be released by the Government, is opened to Homesteaders.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
300 min
Release Date
1925-10-19
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
0
Vote Average
0
William Desmond
Dan Harvey
Mary McAllister
Olive Heath
Albert J. Smith
Joe Dineen
William Steele
Jim Heath
Jack Pratt
Gideon Trask
Frank Lanning
Francois Bonaparte
Bert Sprotte
James Monroe
Monte Montague
Henchman
Al Hoxie
Henchman
Charles Avery
Cathleen Calhoun
'Poker Dice' Ann
Clark Comstock
Martin Heath
John Herdman
Thomas Jefferson
William De Vaull
Napoleon Bonaparte
John Shanks
Tallyrand
Aaron Edwards
Lucien Bonaparte
Harry Lorraine
Barbe Barbois
Steven Carrie
Henchman
Al Richmond
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