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| Theodore Roberts | ... | Moses - The Lawgiver | |
| Charles de Rochefort | ... | Rameses - the Magnificent: Prologue (as Charles De Roche) | |
| Estelle Taylor | ... | Miriam - The Sister of Moses | |
| Julia Faye | ... | The Wife of Pharaoh - Prologue | |
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Pat Moore | ... | The Son of Pharaoh - Prologue (as Terrence Moore) |
| James Neill | ... | Aaron - Brother of Moses | |
| Lawson Butt | ... | Dathan - The Discontented | |
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Clarence Burton | ... | The Taskmaster - Prologue |
| Noble Johnson | ... | The Bronze Man - Prologue | |
| Edythe Chapman | ... | Mrs. Martha McTavish | |
| Richard Dix | ... | John McTavish - Her Son | |
| Rod La Rocque | ... | Dan McTavish - Her Son | |
| Leatrice Joy | ... | Mary Leigh | |
| Nita Naldi | ... | Sally Lung - a Eurasian | |
| Robert Edeson | ... | Redding - an Inspector | |
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The first part tells the story of Moses leading the Jews from Egypt to the Promised Land, his receipt of the tablets and the worship of the golden calf. The second part shows the efficacy of the commandments in modern life through a story set in San Francisco. Two brothers, rivals for the love of Mary, also come into conflict when John discovers Dan used shoddy materials to construct a cathedral. Written by Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>
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