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Cast

Ben Lyon

Ben Lyon

Frank Jerome

Viola Dana

Viola Dana

Shirley Holmes

Frank Mayo

Frank Mayo

Dick Jerome

Thomas Holding

Thomas Holding

David Devanant

Gladys Brockwell

Gladys Brockwell

Frances Jerome

Mary Thurman

Mary Thurman

Hattie

Betty Jewel

Betty Jewel

Belle

Martha O'Dwyer

Martha O'Dwyer

Esther (as Martha Madison)

Arthur Housman

Arthur Housman

Pug

Beach Cooke

Beach Cooke

Reggie

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Stephen Vincent Benet

Stephen Vincent Benet

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George Archainbaud

George Archainbaud

Director

Eve Unsell

Eve Unsell

Scenario Writer

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The Necessary Evil

19250.0 / 1070 min
Drama, Romance

Overview

A tremendous drama of tangled loves-and a youth who came back from the depths to claim his own-made by Earl Hudson who gave you "Black Oxen" and other big successes.

Ben Lyon and Viola Dana co-star in this heavy society drama