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Sins of Ambition
(1917) United States of America
B&W : [?] Six or Seven? reels
Directed by Ivan Abramson

Cast: Wilfred Lucas [Andrew Maxwell], James Morrison [Franklin Church], Anders Randolf [Charles Prescott], Leah Baird [Laurette Maxwell], Barbara Castleton [Ruth Maxwell], Edward Lawrence [Jay Church], Madaline Traverse [Violet]

Ivan Film Productions, Incorporated, production; distributed on State Rights basis by [?] Ivan Film Productions, Incorporated? / Produced by Ivan Abramson. Scenario by Ivan Abramson, from a screen story by Ivan Abramson. Cinematography by Marcel A. Le Picard (Marcel Le Picard). Presented by Ivan Film Productions, Incorporated. / © 21 November 1917 by Ivan Film Productions, Incorporated [LU11731]. Released 19 December 1917. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Drama.

Survival status: Print exists in the Library of Congress film archive [35mm nitrate positive, 35mm acetate duplicate negative, 16mm acetate reduction positive].

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 12 January 2024.

References: Website-AFI; Website-ASFFDb; Website-IMDb.