The Whirl of Life

The Whirl of Life

1915•1h 0m•5.0/10

Comedy

Ratings

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5.0/10(1)

The plot is a loose autobiographical interpretation of the life of Vernon and Irene Castle, interspersed among a typical melodrama of the period

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Production

Cort Film Corp.

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Vernon Castle

Vernon Castle

Vernon Castle

Irene Castle

Irene Castle

Irene Castle

Arthur Stanford

John Crosby

Kate Blancke

Kate Blancke

Mrs. Foote

William Carleton Sr.

Mr. Foote

Edward Cort

The Gangster

Ruth Gordon

Ruth Gordon

Dancer

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