Beware of Strangers
Cast & Crew
Colin Campbell
Fritzi Brunette
Thomas Santschi
Bessie Eyton
Edward Coxen
Jack Richardson
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
John Mentor, ostensibly a prominent business man, is really the head of a clever crime syndicate. When his daughter Madeleine discovers her father's real character, she severs all ties with him. The syndicate robs Harry Lyttle, a small town banker, by preying on his credulity and greed through a clairvoyant and a crooked handbook. Lyttle's losses lead to the bank's failure, transforming the love of his sweetheart into hate and contempt. Joining the syndicate, she avenges herself on Lyttle by making him a tool of the gangsters. Next, the syndicate attempts to blackmail a millionaire by framing him for a violation of the Mann Act. The syndicate signs its own death warrant when, unaware of her identity, they rob Mentor's daughter, who then helps government officials indict the gang.
Director
Colin Campbell
Cast
Fritzi Brunette
Thomas Santschi
Bessie Eyton
Edward Coxen
Jack Richardson
Vivian Rich
Al W. Filson
Frank Clark
Eugenie Besserer
Harry Lonsdale
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Notes
The film's working title was The International Syndicate. According to a news item, this film revealed the modus operandi of a blackmailing syndicate which had recently been exposed by the U. S. Department of Justice. The film had its premiere in Chicago on February 10, 1917.
