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The Empty Cab

191850mNRMovieDramaMystery

Henry Egbert Xerxes' big chance as a cub reporter comes when he is assigned to track down a gang of counterfeiters which gathers regularly at the Red Dog Inn. As he leaves the office, Henry witnesses a girl being dragged into a cab -- the…

DirectorDouglas Gerrard
WriterF. McGrew Willis

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Cast · Directed by Douglas Gerrard

FFFranklyn Farnum
Franklyn Farnum
Henry Egbert Xerxes
EPEileen Percy
Eileen Percy
The Girl
FBFrank Brownlee
Frank Brownlee
Big Ed
FKFred Kelsey
Fred Kelsey
The Detective
HM
Harry De More
Ramsey, City Editor
HL
Harry Lindsey
The Bartender

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The Empty Cab hasn't started streaming in United States yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around August 24, 1918. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.