Puppets of Fate

1921•1h 0m

Drama

Gabriel Palombra, a Venetian Punchinello Street show operator decides to move to America leaving his wife, Sorrentina, behind, with a promise to send for her. In the United States, disillusioned, he takes a job as porter in a barbershop, but when he is rewarded for returning a lost pocketbook, manicurist "Babe" Reynolds persuades him to bet on a winning horse. Under her influence he rises to wealth. Meanwhile, Sorrentina arrives in New York and takes work as a flower girl.

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Production

Metro Pictures Corporation

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Status

Released

Release Date

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Region US · Lang EN

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Cast

Viola Dana

Sorrentina Palombra

Francis McDonald

Gabriel Palombra

Jackie Saunders

"Babe" Reynolds

Fred Kelsey

Bobs

Tom Ricketts

Father Francisco

Edgar Kennedy

Mike Reynolds

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