A Splendid Hazard

The Story starts thus: "And as the stars fall-out of nothing into nothing.......We are born-we live- and we die in the midst of the marvelous."

A Splendid Hazard — Plot

Karl Breitman, obsessed with the notion that he is a descendant of Napoleon, is driven to restore the monarchy in France. To accomplish this, he courts Hedda Gobert, who, he has learned, possesses Napoleon's papers. Upon winning Hedda, Breitman steals the documents, which lead him to America and the home of Admiral Killigrew where, the papers allege, the emperor's hidden wealth resides.

• Release date
• September 26, 1920
• Runtime
• 60 min
• Genres
• Drama
• Director
• Allan Dwan

A Splendid Hazard — Cast

Henry B. Walthall Karl Breitman Rosemary Theby Hedda Gobert Norman Kerry John Fitzgerald Ann Forrest Laura Killigrew Hardee Kirkland Adm. Killegrew Thomas Jefferson Dr. Ferraud Philo McCullough Arthur Cathewe J. Jiquel Lanoe Pierre Picard