The Argyle Case
Cast & Crew
Ralph W. Ince
Robert Warwick
Charles Hines
Frank Mcglynn
Arthur Albertson
Gazelle Marche
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
When multi-millionaire banker John Argyle is found brutally murdered in his home, suspicions are cast upon Mary Mazuret, his adopted daughter who became the sole beneficiary of his estate the day before the murder, and his son Bruce with whom he had argued shortly before the crime. Detective Asche Kayton, who is assigned to investigate the case, uses very modern and scientific methods to discover fingerprints which lead him to deduce that a female witness was present. Placing a bogus advertisement in the newspaper, Kayton locates the woman. With her help and a close analysis of the clues, the guilty party is revealed to be Frederick Kreisler, the leader of a counterfeiting organization which Argyle had threatened to expose to the police. Thus cleared, Mary inherits her fortune as well as Kayton's love.
Director
Ralph W. Ince
Cast
Robert Warwick
Charles Hines
Frank Mcglynn
Arthur Albertson
Gazelle Marche
Elaine Hammerstein
John Fleming
H. Cooper Cliffe
Mary Alden
Robert Vivian
Frank Evans
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Notes
This was the first film of the Robert Warwick Film Corp. It was shot at the Biograph Co. studio, which was taken over by Lewis J. Selznick Enterprises, Inc. Sources give either five, six, or seven reels as the length of this film. Release dates also conflict, some at January 15, 1917, others February 1917. Detective William J. Burns gave technical advice in the writing of this picture.
