A silent gangster epic where the boss fakes his death and nobody checks the will.
Slim Jim Carey, the leader of a criminal gang, is in reality a nobleman called Lord Talbois, and his daughter is the rightful heir to the family estate. When "Slim Jim"'s gang finds out about this, they conspire to cheat her out of her inheritance by passing off one of the gangster's girlfriends as the real daughter. Unbeknownst to the gang, however, their leader isn't dead and finds out what they're up to. Complications ensue.
Acting
Lionel Barrymore's dual identity swagger.
Direction
Edward LeSaint juggling class and crime.
Production
The mystery of a completely lost film.
Director
Edward LeSaint
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This film is considered completely lost — no prints, no stills, no fragments survive in any archive.
Lionel Barrymore was already Hollywood royalty in 1926, making his casting as a secret aristocrat deliciously meta.
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