Conscience
4.7
More a cautionary moral tale than anything else, Conscience makes use of a setting that was to become a horror movie favourite: the chamber of horrors. Persuaded to elope by her lover Eric, Eleanor Donelly defies her police officer brother to go to New York, where the young couple are married. Soon deserted by Eric and desperate for food for her baby, Eleanor tries to steal a bottle of milk. Fleeing in terror from a policeman, she takes refuge in a chamber of horrors. Coincidentally, fallen among disreputable companions, Eric has meanwhile accepted a wager daring him to spend a night in the same chamber of horrors. In the morning, seeing Eleanor in the shadows as she wakes and rises, Eric dies of fright while Eleanor goes mad.
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Cast
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Rose Tapley
Eleanor Gale - Harold's Wife
Also in
Sex Madness
War
Maurice Costello
Harold Winter
Also in
A Midsummer Night's Dream
The Picture Idol
Mary Maurice
Also in
War
The Picture Idol
Van Dyke Brooke
Also in
The Mouse and the Lion
Dr. LaFleur's Theory
Robert Gaillard
Officer Donnelly
Also in
Lady Godiva
Rock of Ages
Julia Swayne Gordon
Officer Donnelly's Wife
Known for
Wings
It
Mrs. B.F. Clinton
Also in
It All Came Out in the Wash
The Lure of Vanity
Maurice Costello Director · Van Dyke Brooke Director
United States release July 15, 1912
Production
Vitagraph Company of America
Production
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
No dialogue
Release dates
United States · July 15, 1912
Theatrical · Distributor: General FIlm Company
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