When a hypnotist named Norman Osgood mesmerizes a man named Harrison Kirke without his consent, Kirke threatens to kill him. Afraid for his life, Osgood hypnotizes another man named George Clayton and tells him he must murder Mr. Kirke one hour before the arrival of the dawn. Kirke is found murdered the next day, and Clayton starts to believe he was the murderer.
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H.B. Warner as George Clayton
Anna Q. Nilsson as Ellen Aldrich
Augustus Phillips as Bob Manning
Frank Leigh as Norman Osgood
Howard Davies as Harrison Kirk
Adele Farrington as Mrs. Montague
Lillian Rich as Dorothy
Dorothy Hagan as Mrs. Copeland
Edward Burns as Arthur
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United States 11 July 1920
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