Dr. Hugh Annersley, on the trail for a cure for cancer, is framed for murder by Dr. Appledan, who had accidentally killed a patient. Hugh’s sister Julia pleads with the fatally ill and suicidal Frank Sargeant to take the blame which he does only to discover that the insane Dr. Appledan had lied to him as well and he is healthy. As his execution looms Julia races to exonerate him.
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House Peters as Frank Sargeant
Barbara Tennant as Julia Annersley
Lionel Adams as Dr. Hugh Annersley
Leslie Stowe as Dr. Appledan
George Cowl as Griswold
Maurice Tourneur Director
Maurice Tourneur Writer
William A. Brady Producer
Maurice Tourneur Producer
Clarence Brown Assistant Director
United States 24 April 1916
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