The Black Sheep of the Family
Cast & Crew
Jay Hunt
Francelia Billington
Jack Holt
Gilmore Hammond
Paul Byron
Mina Jeffreys
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Although Kenneth Carmont and Esther Saunders, criminal Bert Saunders' sister, love each other, Esther marries detective Elwood Collins, who agrees to stop pursuing Bert if she accepts his proposal. One night, Kenneth and Esther hide Bert, who has escaped from the police. The same night, Kenneth's father is murdered. The evidence implicates Kenneth, who cannot supply his whereabouts at the time of the crime, as that would give away Bert. Esther cannot clear Kenneth for the same reason, and because it would let her husband know that she was with her former sweetheart. A jury finds Kenneth guilty, but after wrestling with her conscience, Esther tells the court that she was with Kenneth on the night of the murder. The real killer confesses, and Elwood realizes that his wife is no longer interested in Kenneth, but only wanted to help her brother.
Director
Jay Hunt
Cast
Francelia Billington
Jack Holt
Gilmore Hammond
Paul Byron
Mina Jeffreys
C. Norton Hammond
Mrs. Jay Hunt
Hector V. Sarno
W. F. Musgrave
Film Details
Technical Specs
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Trivia
Notes
The working title of this film was The Iron Grip of Crime. Some scenes in this film showed the auto races at Corona, CA in which "Wild Bob" Burman and two others died.
