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American Aristocracy

1916·US
Director: Lloyd Ingraham
AdventureComedyDrama

A young man fights to overcome a piratical arms smuggler and to win the heart of a rich man's daughter.

A young man fights to overcome a piratical arms smuggler and to win the heart of a rich man's daughter.

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Out of the Vaults: American Aristocracy (1916) — Golden Globes

Essay examining Fairbanks' early starring vehicle satirizing American nouveau riche and social pretension.

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Cast

Douglas Fairbanks

Douglas Fairbanks

Cassius Lee

Jewel Carmen

Jewel Carmen

Geraldine Hicks

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C.A. de Lima

Leander Hicks (as Charles De Lima)

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Albert Parker

Percy Horton

Artie Ortego

Artie Ortego

Delgado (as Arthur Ortego)

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Newsboy (uncredited)

Charles Stevens

Charles Stevens

Mexican (uncredited)

Crew

Anita Loos

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