Dr. Hugh Annersley, on the trail for a cure for cancer, is framed for murder by Dr. Appledan, who had accidentally killed a patient. Hugh’s sister Julia pleads with the fatally ill and suicidal Frank Sargeant to take the blame which he does only to discover that the insane Dr. Appledan had lied to him as well and he is healthy. As his execution looms Julia races to exonerate him.
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Cast
9 people
House Peters
Frank Sargeant
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Raffles: The Amateur Cracksman
The Captive
Barbara Tennant
Julia Annersley
Also in
Chamber of Forgetfulness
Circus Days
Clarence Brown
Maurice Tourneur
William A. Brady
Lionel Adams
Dr. Hugh Annersley
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In the Toils
Yes or No
Leslie Stowe
Dr. Appledan
Also in
The Seventh Day
Bolshevism on Trial
William A. Brady
George Cowl
Griswold
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The Mystery of the Yellow Room
The Grim Game
Maurice Tourneur Director · Clarence Brown Editor
United States release April 24, 1916 · Produced in United States
Production
Paragon Films
Production
United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
No dialogue
Release dates
United States · April 24, 1916
Theatrical
Denmark
April 1, 1918
Italy
June 24, 2017 · Il Cinema Ritrovato restored version
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