Guido, an artist, is obsessed with the desire for the death of Clavering, a rich man who has entered into a forced marriage with Margaret, the girl whom Guido loves. The thought accompanies him in his work, his sleep and fills his every moment. One night, he awakens from a dream in which he has murdered Clavering. The next morning, Clavering is found murdered and Guido labors under the uncanny feeling that he is the murderer. Hoping to relieve Guido's fears, Margaret induces him to paint the picture of his dream. Clavering's butler sees the painting of his dead master, and is so horror stricken that he confesses to murdering Clavering for his money.
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Cast
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Alma Hanlon
Margaret
Also in
The Whip
Pride and the Devil
Charles Hutchison
Guido
Also in
At Twelve Midnight
Hurricane Hutch
John St. Polis
Clavering
Known for
The Phantom of the Opera
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Florence Short
Rene
Known for
Way Down East
Helen Strickland
Mrs. Corland Buchanan
Also in
The Scoundrel
One Touch of Nature
Richard Ridgely Director · Agnes Fletcher Bain Story George W. Lane Cinematographer
United States release May 17, 1917 · Produced in United States
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Apollo Pictures
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United States
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English
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No dialogue
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United States · May 17, 1917
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