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The Girl and the Crisis (1917)

A Gripping Political Drama of Graft, Intrigue, Plot and Counter-Plot

Gênero : Drama

Runtime : 50M

Director : William V. Mong

Sinopse

Lieut. Governor Oliver Barnitz accedes to the governorship when his predecessor, failing to call out the militia during a riot at the Wilmot plant, is shot and killed by terrorist Oliver Poole. Faced with the dilemma of whether or not to commute the assassin's death sentence, Barnitz falls into a troubled sleep and dreams of being forced to cast judgment on his father in a similar position.

Atores

Dorothy Davenport
Dorothy Davenport
Ellen Wilmot
Charles Perley
Charles Perley
Oliver Barnitz
Harry Holden
Harry Holden
Jacob Wilmot
William V. Mong
William V. Mong
The Honorable Peter Barnitz
Alfred Hollingsworth
Alfred Hollingsworth
David Houston
Forrest Seabury
Forrest Seabury
John

Tripulações

William V. Mong
William V. Mong
Director
William V. Mong
William V. Mong
Writer

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