Backbone

She knew that he could fight, but when he began to make love-oh, Boy!

Backbone — Plot

When Yvonne de Chausson comes home from a trip to France, she is told that her grandfather, lumber magnate Andre de Mersay, has been stricken with an undisclosed illness. He is sequestered in a room and his secretary refuses to allow Yvonne to see him. Her attempts to get to him are constantly thwarted and the plot thickens with the appearance of John Thorne, who purchases part of the family's land holdings without Yvonne's consent.

• Release date
• April 30, 1923
• Runtime
• 70 min
• Genres
• Drama, Romance
• Director
• Edward Sloman

Backbone — Cast

Edith Roberts Yvonne de Mersay / Yvonne de Chausson Alfred Lunt John Thorne / Andre de Mersay William B. Mack Anthony Bracken

F

Frank Evans Doc Roper

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Major Doyle Col. Tip

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Emile La Croix Andre de Mersay Jack W. Johnston Captain of the Guards George MacQuarrie The Constable of France