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Ambition
Ambition

Ambition

The story of a man struggling for political fame who in order to attain success would go so far as to sacrifice his wife's honor.

Genres

Drama

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Jude Hunter (Katherine Hughes) is a committed musician who is in the middle of preparing for the biggest and most important performance of her life. When mysterious, unprecedented, and seemingly connected deaths occur as the competition draws near, she begins to feel unsafe, thinking that she might be the next target.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

50 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

25 June 1916

Country

United States of America

Cast

Bertha Kalich

Bertha Kalich

Marian Powers

Kenneth Hunter

Kenneth Hunter

Robert Powers

William H. Tooker

William H. Tooker

John Moore

William Black

William Black

James Grant (as W.W. Black)

Kittens Reichert

Kittens Reichert

Betty Powers

Gilbert Rooney

Gilbert Rooney

(as Gelbert Rooney)

Barnett Greenwood

Barnett Greenwood

May Price

May Price

Dan Crimmins

Dan Crimmins

Dorothy Phillips

Dorothy Phillips

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