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Love's Crucible is a 1916 American film directed by Emile Chautard based on the play The Point of View by Jules Eckert Goodman. The film stars Frances Nelson. [1]

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References

  1. Larry Langman American Film Cycles: The Silent Era Page 325 0313306575 - 1998 " Country girl Frances Nelson journeys to New York to study art in Emile Chautard's drama, Love's Crucible (1916), based on the play, The Point of View, by Jules Eckert Goodman. However, she is unaware that her boyfriend back home is paying for her education"

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