19 February 1914 Drama 16 mins
Clifton Boyle, a lead actor in a disbanded theater troupe. Boyle returns home to find his sister dying; she reveals she married Harold Welles, another actor, who abandoned her and their deceased baby. Boyle swears vengeance on Welles. Boyle tracks Welles down and uses the theatrical world to enact his revenge, making a real-life drama out of his sister's tragedy.
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Walter Edwards as Clifton Boyle
Leona Hutton as Nell
Robyn Adair as Harold Welles
Gladys Brockwell as Clifton's Sister
Shorty Hamilton as Porter
Chester Withey as Doctor
United States 19 February 1914
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