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The Crucial Test

191650mNRMovieDrama

Wicked Russian Grand Duke Bagroff becomes infatuated with Thanya, but she loves American artist Vance Holden. When Thanya's revolutionary brother Boris tells her that he plans to kill Bagroff, she agrees to help. The plan fails and Boris…

DirectorsJohn Ince·Robert Thornby
WriterFrances Marion

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Cast · Directed by John Ince

KGKitty Gordon
Kitty Gordon
Thanya
NWNiles Welch
Niles Welch
Vance Holden
JF
J. Herbert Frank
Grand Duke Alexander Bagroff
WC
William W. Cohill
Boris
WHWinifred Harris
Winifred Harris
Princess
AMAdolphe Menjou
Adolphe Menjou
Count Nicolai

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The Crucial Test — streaming FAQ

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The Crucial Test hasn't started streaming in Canada yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around August 21, 1916. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.