American Methods

Overview

William Armstrong, an American whose family is from France, inherits an iron mine in France. With his sister Betty, he travels to France to take over the business. In the village near the mine lives Claire, the daughter of a wealthy family, who is engaged to the scheming Duc de Bligny. When Claire's family loses all their money, the Duc dumps her for the daughter of a wealthy manufacturer. Armstrong and his sister find themselves caught up in this intrigue, which becomes more complicated when Armstrong falls for Claire.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

April 30, 1917

Original language

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

Fox Film Corporation

Cast

Lillian West,Bertram Grassby,William Farnum,Florence Vidor,Jewel Carmen,Willard Louis

Director

Frank Lloyd

Writer

F. McGrew Willis,Georges Ohnet,Frank Lloyd

Cinematography

William C. Foster

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0007636