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Scene still with Elsie Ferguson and Warner Oland.

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A card dealer watches as Nick Delano (played by Warner Oland) shows Helene (Elsie Ferguson) to the gambling table in a scene still from the 1919 Famous Players—Lasky drama "The Avalanche."

Date Created:
1919
Creator:
Famous Players-Lasky Corporation

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Creator Famous Players-Lasky Corporation
Date Created 1919

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Call Number TF The Avalanche

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W013MB0
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WHi 103534

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