The Pursuit of the Phantom Poster

The Pursuit of the Phantom

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Accompanied by his dog Skookum, artist Richard Alden goes to work painting the beauty of Laguna Beach. There he courts a city woman, much to the delight of a whimsical waif who weaves fantasies about the lovers. The idyll is interrupted, though, when Wyant Van Zandt, an ambitious millionaire, steals the artist's sweetheart. Alden marries the waif, who later bears him six children. Years pass, and Van Zandt's son falls in love with Helen, the artist's daughter. Indignant at the unsuitability of the match, the millionaire forces his son to break with Helen. Thinking that his daughter's honor has been compromised, Alden attacks and chokes the youth, but at young Van Zandt's bedside, all are reconciled. An allegorical epilogue contrasts the lots of Van Zandt and Alden. To the left, the millionaire embraces a skeleton in black, while, to the right, the artist holds his wife. -From TCM.com Database, powered by the AFI.

Featured Crew

Hobart Bosworth
Director
George W. Hill
Director of Photography
Hobart Bosworth
Scenario Writer
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Cast

Hobart Bosworth
Hobart Bosworth
Richard Alden
Rhea Haines
Rhea Haines
Alden's Sweetheart
Helen Wolcott
Helen Wolcott
Helen Alden
Courtenay Foote
Courtenay Foote
Wyant Van Zandt
Myrtle Stedman
Myrtle Stedman
Helen Alden

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