Fulfilling a promise made to his mother on her deathbed, Dr. James Gibson finds his sister Pauline who has run away after giving birth to an illegitimate child. His sister's mind has snapped and Gibson takes his sister and his baby niece home with him. The years pass and the niece has grown into a beautiful woman, while her mother is kept locked in a room that the young woman is forbidden to enter. Gibson and his wealthy neighbor, John Morris, are both interested in hypnotism, and one night the two men conduct an experiment by hypnotizing Gibson's niece. This film is presumed lost.
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Murdock MacQuarrie
Dr. James Gibson
Known for
Modern Times
Pauline Bush
Gibson's Sister / Gibson's Niece
Also in
The Thief's Wife
Maiden and Men
William C. Dowlan
Prosecuting Attorney
Also in
Just Plain Folks
Across the Footlights
Lon Chaney
John Morris
Known for
The Phantom of the Opera
The Unknown
John Burton
Dr. Jarvis
Also in
The Whispering Chorus
In the Heart of a Fool
Allan Dwan Director · Bess Meredyth Writer
United States release June 20, 1914 · Produced in United States
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Bison Motion Pictures
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United States
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English
Release dates
United States · June 20, 1914
Theatrical
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