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The Old Sin
(1915) United States of America
B&W : Three reels
Directed by H. Tipton Steck

Cast: June Keith [Cherish Stanton], John Lorenz [Richard Bannon], Hugh E. Thompson (Hugh Thompson) [Jack Craddock], John H. Cossar (John Cossar) [Dan McAleer], J.N. Spence [Hardy]

Essanay Film Manufacturing Company production; distributed by V-L-S-E, Incorporated. / From a screen story by H. Tipton Steck. / Released 5 October 1915. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Drama.

Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? Richard Bannon, a rising young lawyer, marries Cherish Stanton, a chorus girl, refusing to hear anything about her past. Five years later he is made district attorney and among the guests at a party he gives is Dan McAleer, traction magnate and man about town. Cherish recognizes in McAleer the man of her past. Later Bannon unearths a plot to put through a gigantic traction merger through bribery and warns McAleer, who threatens to bring up a scandal that will ruin Bannon. He tells Bannon to make Cherish tell him a story. She confesses and Bannon threatens to kill McAleer if he dares make public the scandal. The telephone rings and Bannon hears Cherish fire a shot. Bannon then shoots McAleer, only to learn later that a maid had saved Cherish. He is about to give himself up when McAleer appears. The bullet had lodged in his watch. McAleer confesses a change of heart, begs Cherish’s forgiveness, and assures Bannon he will make only a legal defense on the merger deal while Bannon clasps Cherish to his heart.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 22 May 2024.

References: Tarbox-Lost p. 237 : Website-IMDb.

 
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