Miriam Monroe and John Conrad are two young scientific workers who, independently of each other, have discovered a chemical called exonite. Miriam discovered it while searching for a cure for cancer, while Conrad used it as a basis for a powerful explosive.
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Ethel Barrymore as Miriam Monroe
William B. Davidson as John Conrad
Harry Northrup as Albert Bernard (as Harry S. Northrup)
Frank Currier as Randolph Monroe
William Black as Bradford Duncan
Cecil Owen as Eric Johansen
Frederick Truesdell as Prof. Poole (as Fred C. Truesdell)
Redfield Clarke as Maj. Gen. Foster (as Redfield Clark)
Rudolph De Cordova as Williams
W.M. Armstrong as Capt. Herbert
Albert S. Le Vino Scenario Writer
Edwin Carewe Director
Louis Wolheim Story
Edward LeSaint Director
United States 18 June 1917
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