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Beating the Odds (1919)
50 min | Drama

Beating the Odds (1919)

50 min | Drama

David Power, a political graft collector, is forced by the district attorney to leave New York and takes cabaret singer Hebe Norse with him. Power shows talent as a patent medicine salesman. He is hired by a real estate speculator and then...See moreDavid Power, a political graft collector, is forced by the district attorney to leave New York and takes cabaret singer Hebe Norse with him. Power shows talent as a patent medicine salesman. He is hired by a real estate speculator and then by a great steel manufacturer, Gail Rogers. Power falls in love with Rogers' daughter Rosalie, and they are married. Rogers returns home with a new wife, Hebe Norse. When Rogers discovers Hebe's past, the two men sever ties. Rosalie finds out as well, and also breaks with Power. Rogers tries to ruin one of Power's companies, but does not succeed. Rosalie forgives Power; the couple and their daughter are reunited. Written by AFI See less

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8 cast members

Name	Known for
Harry T. Morey David Power David Power See fewer	In Honor's Web (1919)
Betty Blythe Hebe Norse Hebe Norse See fewer	She (1925)
Jean Paige Rosalie Rogers Rosalie Rogers See fewer	Captain Blood (1924)
George Majeroni Milton Shapiro Milton Shapiro See fewer	Bella Donna (1915)
Robert Gaillard Lynn Hardy Lynn Hardy See fewer	The Golden Pathway (1913)
Eulalie Jensen Eva Lake Eva Lake See fewer	The Hunchback of Notre Dame (I) (1923)
Robert Mowbray Crane Crane See fewer	Beating the Odds (1919)
Frank Norcross O'Brien O'Brien See fewer	King of the Pack (1926)