Nets of Destiny

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Nets of Destiny
Directed by Arthur Rooke
Written by Eliot Stannard
Based onThe Salving of a Derelict by Maurice Drake
Produced byI.B. Davidson
Starring Stewart Rome
Mary Odette
Gertrude McCoy
Production
company
I.B. Davidson
Distributed by Butcher's Film Service
Release date
  • November 1924 (1924-11)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
Languages Silent
English intertitles

Nets of Destiny is a 1924 British drama film directed by Arthur Rooke and starring Stewart Rome, Mary Odette and Gertrude McCoy. [1] It was an adaptation of the novel The Salving of a Derelict by Maurice Drake. The screenplay concerns a son who tries to overturn the disgrace of his father, who committed suicide.

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References

  1. "Nets of Destiny (1924) | BFI". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 19 January 2009. Retrieved 17 November 2016.

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