The $5,000,000 Counterfeiting Plot
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Directed by | Bertram Harrison |
Starring | William J. Burns |
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Running time | 6 reels |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent |
The $5,000,000 Counterfeiting Plot is a 1914 silent film thriller directed by Bertram Harrison.
Synopsis
[edit]A member of a counterfeiting gang gives a forged note to his daughter. When she spends it on a dress the note ends up in the hands of the secret service, who then bring the entire gang to justice.
Cast
[edit]- William J. Burns as Himself
- Glen White as John Walton
- Joseph Sullivan as Joseph Fennell
- Cliff Saum as William Kendall
- Hector Dion as Edward Jackson
- Jack Sharkey as Frank Tyler
- William Cavanaugh as Arthur Borden
- Charles Graham as James Long
- Harry Lillford as George Peters
- James Ayling as Robert Smith
- John Ransom as John Knox
- Arthur Morrison as Charles Carruthers
- Frank Carrington as William Myers
- Henry Driscoll as Samuel Parks
- Jack Drumier as Chief of the Secret Service
- Howard Missimer as Warden of Moyamensing
- Edward Walton as Peter Miller
- Ezra Walck as Stephen Tracy
- Georgia O'Ramey as Florence Castle, Secret Service
- Jean Acker as Helen Long
- Ilean Hume as Mary Kelly
- Arthur Conan Doyle as Self
Censorship
[edit]The Chicago Board of Censors rejected the film in its entirety, refusing to grant a permit. The reasons given were for the repeated scenes of counterfeiting, a government official accepting a bribe, and detectives endeavoring to induce someone to commit a crime.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ The Chicago Daily Tribune. Internet Archive. Chicago: Chicago Tribune. September 22, 1914. p. 9.
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External links
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