Milestones (1920)

8.0/10 60 min Drama History

Overview

1860 ushers in the era of iron ships, Richard Sibley, a builder of wooden ships, stubbornly resists the change, which leads him to forbid the marriage of his daughter Rose to John Rhead, a proponent of the new method. This injustice outrages John's sister Gertrude so much that she breaks off her engagement to Sibley's son Sam. Meanwhile, John and Rose elope.

Cast

Lewis Stone

John Rhead

Alice Hollister

Gertrude Rhead

Gertrude Robinson

Emily Rhead

Harvey Clark

Sam Sibley

Mary Alden

Rose Sibley

Boyd Irwin

Arthur Preece

Jack Donovan

Richard Sibley Jr

Lionel Belmore

Richard Sibley Sr

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