A man drinks poison for $1,000. The real twist? Hollywood forgot it existed.
The poor man, professing love for his family, drinks what he presumes to be poison in order to make a thousand dollars for them, but the drink proves to be harmless.
Acting
Reid's theatrical suffering—silent film faces had to do EVERYTHING.
Direction
Reid directing himself while dying of the thing that would kill him.
Director
Wallace Reid
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This is considered a lost film—no known copies survive, making it a ghost in cinema history.
Wallace Reid was Paramount's biggest star before his 1919 injury led to morphine addiction and his 1923 death; this film captures pre-scandal Reid at his peak.
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