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The Forbidden Thing

8.019201h NRMovieDrama

Puritanical Abel Blake is planning to marry the domestically oriented Joan when she is called away to a neighboring fishing village to care for her sick uncle. In her absence, Abel falls under the corrupting influence of some friends who…

DirectorAllan Dwan
WriterMary Mears

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Cast · Directed by Allan Dwan

JKJames Kirkwood
James Kirkwood
Abel Blake
HEHelen Jerome Eddy
Helen Jerome Eddy
Joan
MMMarcia Manon
Marcia Manon
Glory Prada
KBKing Baggot
King Baggot
Dave
GCGertrude Claire
Gertrude Claire
Mrs. Blake
JR
Jack Roseleigh
Jose
AT
Arthur Thalasso
Joe Portega
NH
Newton Hall
The Boy
HG
Harry Griffith
Ryan
KN
Katherine Norton
Mrs. Ryan
JC
Jack Carlyle

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The Forbidden Thing hasn't started streaming in Canada yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around December 20, 1920. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.