Framed by police inspector Finch and his managing editor, R. H. Steadman, to cover up their own crooked work, reporter John Mull languishes in prison until he escapes, determined to wreak vengeance.
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Herbert Rawlinson as John Mull
Ruby Lafayette as Mrs. Mull
Sally Starr as Bess Miller
Jack Nelson as Burton Grange
Mark Fenton as R.H. Steadman
Frank MacQuarrie as Finch
Hal Wilson as Trusty #1907
United States 29 October 1917
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