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The Fatal Mistake

9.0192450mMovieActionCrimeDrama

After being fired from his job on the Evening Star newspaper, cub reporter Jack Darwin (William Fairbanks) , with the help of an undercover police woman, Ethel Bennett (Eva Novak), prevents the theft of the valuable Riko jewels. Jack gets his job back...and marries Ethel.

DirectorScott R. Dunlap
WriterWilfred Lucas
ProducerHarry Cohn

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Cast · Directed by Scott R. Dunlap

WF
William Fairbanks
Jack Darwin
ENEva Novak
Eva Novak
Ethel Bennett
WLWilfred Lucas
Wilfred Lucas
DFDot Farley
Dot Farley
BGBruce Gordon
Bruce Gordon
HMHarry McCoy
Harry McCoy
PWPaul Weigel
Paul Weigel
FC
Frank Clark

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The Fatal Mistake — streaming FAQ

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The Fatal Mistake hasn't started streaming in India yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around October 20, 1924. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.