Basil, sent to a West Indian island to look after his brother's interests, so antagonizes the planters that they form a secret organization for the purpose of throwing off the Harcourt yoke. Irene, who has just inherited her father's plantation, refuses to join. Basil is later slain under circumstances which cause Irene to believe herself the murderess.
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Harry F. Millarde as Sir Henry Harcourt - a Land Owner
Alice Hollister as Irene Cross - a Tenant
James B. Ross as Blake - a Tenant
Arthur Albertson as Basil Harcourt - Sir Henry's Younger Brother
Nell Farrin as Cara - a Native Girl
William McNulty as Norris - Irene's Overseer
Harry F. Millarde Director
United States 03 November 1915
These some of the most viewed trailers for movies released in 1915:
14 August 1915
Retired businessman F.G. Lawrence favors Philip Preston for a son-in-law; Mrs. Lawrence prefers Reggie, the Dainty Dude.
24 June 1915
Nicknamed "Wild Olive," Miriam Strange discovers that her mom was an Indian, she moves to a hovel close to an Allegheny stumble camp.
26 February 1915
A short comic film in which a bickering duo start a taxi company. A constantly quarrelling duo, consisting of a tall fat man and a short thin man, find a wallet on the street, with twenty dollars inside.
02 June 1915
Mabel has just gotten engaged during a housewarming party of which her mother is the hostess. When an annoying party guest persuades Mabel to dance with him, Mabel hurries through the dance and then goes to look for her fiancé, only to discover him caressing another woman.
15 December 1915
Movie mogul Thomas H. Ince may well have been the director of The Despoiler as indicated by the credits; but since Ince was known far and wide as a glory-hogger, it's also possible that one of his talented lieutenants wielded the megaphone.
01 March 1915
Marksman Ambrose accidentally shoots a beer stein his wife has bought for him as a gift, so he tries to replace it.
19 April 1915
Young Martha Redmond, a poor girl from a small town, leaves to find a singing career in New York City.
24 May 1915
A British army officer refuses to avenge the death of a general who was murdered years earlier. He is awarded three feathers by his officers.
19 October 1915
The story of Silvio Pellico who was arrested on the charge of carbonarism and conveyed to the Santa Margherita prison, then moved to the Piombi at Venice The sentence of death pronounced on him in February 1822 was finally commuted to fifteen years of jail in harsh condition, and he was placed in the Spielberg, at Brünn (today's Brno).
12 November 1915
Helen Moore (Grace Williams) runs off with the nephew of Senator Foote, but when their car breaks down, they go to a hotel.
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