A 50-minute murder mystery from 1916 that nobody has seen in a century. The ultimate flex.
Hard-working insurance company bookkeeper John Carter, comes home Easter eve to his suburban cottage with a potted lily for his loving wife and two daughters. The Carters live happily until cashier Charles Ryder is murdered by the night watchman, a "coke sniffer" in need of money, and Carter is accused because he worked with Ryder that evening.
Production
D.W. Griffith's unit director going solo—ambitious for 1916.
Acting
Bessie Love's early career before she became a talkies star.
Director
Paul Powell
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Only known from a copyright description—no footage, stills, or reviews survive.
Paul Powell directed this between Intolerance shoots; his career peaked here and crashed by 1925.
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