01 Oct 1914
A Study in Scarlet
Sherlock Holmes solves a murder rooted in the Mormon trek of 1850.
The Open Door
After serving fifteen years of a twenty-year prison term for embezzlement, Joe Moore is released early for good behavior. In New York, he finds Matthew Owens and James Horton, his former business associates, and demands that they pay what they owe him.
Top Billed Cast
Robert Broderick James Horton
Anna Lehr Mary Burke
Walter Miller Robert Blakemore
Diana Allen Alice Drake
Johnnie Walker John P. Wade Joe Moore
Sam J. Ryan Tom Burke
Frank Evans Matthew Owens
Edith Stockton Betty Horton
William Cavanaugh
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