27 Nov 1909
Viy
Based on a the horror novella of the same name. First Russian horror film.
His Brother's Keeper
Who Is Guilty, the Man Who Actually Fired the Shot That Killed President Harding of the Northern Atlantic Railroad, or the Master Mind Who Drove the Weak Clerk to do the Deed?
Rex Radcliffe, vice president of the Northern Atlantic Railroad, is opposed by company president William Harding in his desire to put over a deal that would jeopardize the stockholders of the Interstate Railroad. Using thought control, he causes Weer, Harding's discharged secretary, to murder his ex-boss. Weer is arrested for the murder. Radcliffe then puts Harding's daughter, Helen, also under his influence. John Bonham, Interstate president, becomes interested in the case, and with the aid of Mrs. Weer he exposes Radcliffe, who then commits suicide.
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Martha Mansfield Helen Harding
L. Rogers Lytton Rex Radcliffe
Frazer Coulter William Harding
Gretchen Hartman Amalita Cordova
Gladden James Harvey Weer
Anne Drew Mrs. Weer
Albert L. Barrett John Bonham
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