The Cambric Mask


1919

Film Details

Release Date
Apr 7, 1919
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Vitagraph Co. of America
Distribution Company
Vitagraph Co. of America
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel The Cambric Mask by Robert William Chambers (New York, 1899).

Technical Specs

Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
5 reels

Synopsis

John Sark owns valuable land coveted by Henry Murden, who has stolen important information indicating that a railroad company wants to buy the land. Murden is the leader of a clan called The White Riders. Entomologist Sark discovers that one of the Rider's masks is made of a handkerchief belonging to his assistant Rose Ember, with whom he is in love. The mask actually belonged to Rose's father, who was forced to join the gang by Murden. When the Riders fail to convince Sark to sell them the land, they capture him and take him to a swamp to bury him in quicksand. Rose, disguised as a Rider, rides close to Sark's horse and cuts his bonds. Sark kills Murden, and when he learns that Rose was his savior, he is happily reunited with the woman he loves.

Film Details

Release Date
Apr 7, 1919
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Vitagraph Co. of America
Distribution Company
Vitagraph Co. of America
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel The Cambric Mask by Robert William Chambers (New York, 1899).

Technical Specs

Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
5 reels

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