A 50-minute silent melodrama where a bank teller's marriage becomes his prison sentence.
Dave Martin, receiving teller in a Wall Street bank, marries Adele, secretary to the office manager, Frederick Vibart, who visits their home and shows continued interest in her. When a loss of $50,000 is discovered at the bank, Dave comes under suspicion and is arrested and convicted.
Acting
Edith Roberts' expressive eyes doing all the dialogue heavy lifting.
Production
Authentic 1921 Wall Street sets before the crash changed everything.
Director
King Baggot
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director King Baggot was a major silent star who transitioned behind the camera, directing over 300 films before talkies ended his career.
Made four years before the real 1929 crash, this Wall Street setting captures pre-Depression American faith in financial institutions—faith that Dave's conviction ironically undermines from within.
US
