"A gripping tale of false circumstances"
Duplicitous businessman Henry Lord talks Tony Benton, the weakling brother of heroine Jean Benton, into forging a check. The evidence is framed so that innocent clerk Arthur Rowland is accused of the crime.
Cornelius Keefe
Arthur Rowland
Helen Foster
Jean Benton
Alice Lake
Lucy Bishop
Charles K. Gerrard
Henry Lord (as Charles Gerrard)
Ray Hallor
Tony Benton
Fred Walton
Judge
Jack Tanner
Prosecuting Attorney
Duplicitous businessman Henry Lord talks Tony Benton, the weakling brother of heroine Jean Benton, into forging a check. The evidence is framed so that innocent clerk Arthur Rowland is accused of the crime.
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